Change to noise abatement departure instructions after clearance for takeoff.

Attributes
ACN	184626
Time
Date	199107
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : cvg
State Reference	OH
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zse
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff
Route In Use	departure : noise abatement
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 8200 flight time type : 3300
ASRS Report	184626
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	non adherence other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Received clearance from clearance delivery. Received SID departure then as filed. Set up radios for first fix. Radial off cvg VOR to ape transition. Called ground received taxi instructions to 18L. Reached runway 18L, monitored tower for hold short 1 or 2 arrs. Received 'position and hold runway 18L' from tower. Taxied onto runway completing takeoff checklist. In middle of checklist, tower cleared us for takeoff then gives us a fast lengthy 'after departure' climb instructions for noise abatement. I started to advance power but stopped because I was surprised at the instructions and didn't understand, controller spoke fast. I asked the captain to get climb instructions again. He said let's go I will get them in a min. On takeoff captain again asked for 'say again departure'. We got another fast reply, didn't understand it either. Over to departure. I got heading 150 degree out of it somehow and turned to that heading.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CHANGE TO NOISE ABATEMENT DEP INSTRUCTIONS AFTER CLRNC FOR TKOF.

Narrative: RECEIVED CLRNC FROM CLRNC DELIVERY. RECEIVED SID DEP THEN AS FILED. SET UP RADIOS FOR FIRST FIX. RADIAL OFF CVG VOR TO APE TRANSITION. CALLED GND RECEIVED TAXI INSTRUCTIONS TO 18L. REACHED RWY 18L, MONITORED TWR FOR HOLD SHORT 1 OR 2 ARRS. RECEIVED 'POS AND HOLD RWY 18L' FROM TWR. TAXIED ONTO RWY COMPLETING TKOF CHKLIST. IN MIDDLE OF CHKLIST, TWR CLRED US FOR TKOF THEN GIVES US A FAST LENGTHY 'AFTER DEP' CLB INSTRUCTIONS FOR NOISE ABATEMENT. I STARTED TO ADVANCE PWR BUT STOPPED BECAUSE I WAS SURPRISED AT THE INSTRUCTIONS AND DIDN'T UNDERSTAND, CTLR SPOKE FAST. I ASKED THE CAPT TO GET CLB INSTRUCTIONS AGAIN. HE SAID LET'S GO I WILL GET THEM IN A MIN. ON TKOF CAPT AGAIN ASKED FOR 'SAY AGAIN DEP'. WE GOT ANOTHER FAST REPLY, DIDN'T UNDERSTAND IT EITHER. OVER TO DEP. I GOT HDG 150 DEG OUT OF IT SOMEHOW AND TURNED TO THAT HDG.

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.