Widebody transport flies wrong SID.

Attributes
ACN	235874
Time
Date	199303
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mxp
State Reference	FO
Altitude	msl bound lower : 1500 msl bound upper : 10000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : mxp
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Widebody, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	departure sid : sid enroute airway : mxp
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 4000
ASRS Report	235874
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 2500
ASRS Report	236072
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : excursion from assigned altitude non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

During initial climb out of mxp departure control advised that we were following the wrong SID. They said we were following voghera 51 but were cleared via voghera 52. It is possible that a misunderstanding developed at the time of clearance receipt. Contributing factors would have been: although we had requested clearance prior to engine start and taxi, we did not receive it until we were at end of runway ready to go. That creates a high workload in a glass cockpit. Flight plan was filed via golta 51 and FMC was loaded that way. When given a new SID, it was probably too easy to punch up voghera 51. We were expecting one that ended in 51. Difficulty understanding controller's english may have contributed.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: WDB FLIES WRONG SID.

Narrative: DURING INITIAL CLB OUT OF MXP DEP CTL ADVISED THAT WE WERE FOLLOWING THE WRONG SID. THEY SAID WE WERE FOLLOWING VOGHERA 51 BUT WERE CLRED VIA VOGHERA 52. IT IS POSSIBLE THAT A MISUNDERSTANDING DEVELOPED AT THE TIME OF CLRNC RECEIPT. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WOULD HAVE BEEN: ALTHOUGH WE HAD REQUESTED CLRNC PRIOR TO ENG START AND TAXI, WE DID NOT RECEIVE IT UNTIL WE WERE AT END OF RWY READY TO GO. THAT CREATES A HIGH WORKLOAD IN A GLASS COCKPIT. FLT PLAN WAS FILED VIA GOLTA 51 AND FMC WAS LOADED THAT WAY. WHEN GIVEN A NEW SID, IT WAS PROBABLY TOO EASY TO PUNCH UP VOGHERA 51. WE WERE EXPECTING ONE THAT ENDED IN 51. DIFFICULTY UNDERSTANDING CTLR'S ENGLISH MAY HAVE CONTRIBUTED.

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.