Flight crew complaint about sna noise SID.

Attributes
ACN	174705
Time
Date	199104
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sna
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 3000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : sna tower : roc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude climbout : initial
Route In Use	departure : noise abatement departure sid : sid
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 20000 flight time type : 1000
ASRS Report	174705
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other
Situations
Airport	procedure or policy : unspecified

Narrative:

The abnormal non standard noise abatement procedure used at sna constitutes a safety hazard for both the air crews, passenger and residents of the sna area. The gross deviation from normal procedures leaves no margin for error or response to any type of abnormal or emergency situation. This procedure is an accident waiting to happen.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLT CREW COMPLAINT ABOUT SNA NOISE SID.

Narrative: THE ABNORMAL NON STANDARD NOISE ABATEMENT PROC USED AT SNA CONSTITUTES A SAFETY HAZARD FOR BOTH THE AIR CREWS, PAX AND RESIDENTS OF THE SNA AREA. THE GROSS DEVIATION FROM NORMAL PROCS LEAVES NO MARGIN FOR ERROR OR RESPONSE TO ANY TYPE OF ABNORMAL OR EMER SITUATION. THIS PROC IS AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.