<< >> NASA ASRS Report 234201, February 1993

Captain of air carrier medium large transport aircraft complains about the lack of clarity of a standard instrument departure (SID) depiction.

Attributes
ACN	234201
Time
Date	199302
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mci
State Reference	MO
Altitude	msl bound lower : 5000 msl bound upper : 5000
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : mci
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude descent : approach
Route In Use	departure other 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 : 120 flight time total : 14000 flight time type : 4000
ASRS Report	234201
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Chart Or Publication
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

I have had the opportunity to fly the chief one (CHIEF1.mkc) SID from mci seven times this month. On every occasion, we were assigned the angey transition. Having 6 different (all very experienced) first officer's, I had the chance to ask each one what the outbound radial should be. On every occasion, the answer was an erroneous '264.' I must conclude that the graphic depiction of this procedure should be improved. The narrative is indeed correct, but the graphic is misleading. I recommend deleting the arrow from catts intersection to angey intersection or making the dashed line to angey bolder.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CAPT OF ACR MLG ACFT COMPLAINS ABOUT THE LACK OF CLARITY OF A STANDARD INST DEP (SID) DEPICTION.

Narrative: I HAVE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO FLY THE CHIEF ONE (CHIEF1.MKC) SID FROM MCI SEVEN TIMES THIS MONTH. ON EVERY OCCASION, WE WERE ASSIGNED THE ANGEY TRANSITION. HAVING 6 DIFFERENT (ALL VERY EXPERIENCED) FO'S, I HAD THE CHANCE TO ASK EACH ONE WHAT THE OUTBOUND RADIAL SHOULD BE. ON EVERY OCCASION, THE ANSWER WAS AN ERRONEOUS '264.' I MUST CONCLUDE THAT THE GRAPHIC DEPICTION OF THIS PROC SHOULD BE IMPROVED. THE NARRATIVE IS INDEED CORRECT, BUT THE GRAPHIC IS MISLEADING. I RECOMMEND DELETING THE ARROW FROM CATTS INTXN TO ANGEY INTXN OR MAKING THE DASHED LINE TO ANGEY BOLDER.

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.