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First officer of air carrier large transport aircraft failed to follow the assigned SID after takeoff resulting in ATC intervention.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 238820 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199304 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : slc |
| State Reference | UT |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 8000 msl bound upper : 8000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Mixed |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : slc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Large Transport, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Route In Use | departure other departure sid : sid |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : second officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 4000 flight time type : 1000 |
| ASRS Report | 238820 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | atc equipment other atc equipment : unspecified other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Flight from slc to dfw received ACARS clearance which read slc slc 094 degrees. 2 lines later in the next paragraph it stated the slc 4 departure. The first officer was flying and never read the slc 4 departure so, upon reaching the slc VOR, he began a right turn to join the 094 degree radial (takeoff from runway 34L). Shortly thereafter, departure control called to ask heading. Then they stated we should be on runway heading as stated on the slc 4 departure. Had we not been climbing that quickly, we could have hit the mountains east of slc. The captain did not question the first officer's turn and I do not have charts to know what is on sids and stars. Also, I did not read clearance beyond the transponder code. From now on, I will try to have a better understanding of clearance to the extent possible. The largest problem here was the captain not paying full attention to the operation of his aircraft. He obviously did not read the SID. I plan on talking to our professional standards committee after the month is over.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FO OF ACR LGT ACFT FAILED TO FOLLOW THE ASSIGNED SID AFTER TKOF RESULTING IN ATC INTERVENTION.
Narrative: FLT FROM SLC TO DFW RECEIVED ACARS CLRNC WHICH READ SLC SLC 094 DEGS. 2 LINES LATER IN THE NEXT PARAGRAPH IT STATED THE SLC 4 DEP. THE FO WAS FLYING AND NEVER READ THE SLC 4 DEP SO, UPON REACHING THE SLC VOR, HE BEGAN A R TURN TO JOIN THE 094 DEG RADIAL (TKOF FROM RWY 34L). SHORTLY THEREAFTER, DEP CTL CALLED TO ASK HDG. THEN THEY STATED WE SHOULD BE ON RWY HDG AS STATED ON THE SLC 4 DEP. HAD WE NOT BEEN CLBING THAT QUICKLY, WE COULD HAVE HIT THE MOUNTAINS E OF SLC. THE CAPT DID NOT QUESTION THE FO'S TURN AND I DO NOT HAVE CHARTS TO KNOW WHAT IS ON SIDS AND STARS. ALSO, I DID NOT READ CLRNC BEYOND THE XPONDER CODE. FROM NOW ON, I WILL TRY TO HAVE A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF CLRNC TO THE EXTENT POSSIBLE. THE LARGEST PROB HERE WAS THE CAPT NOT PAYING FULL ATTN TO THE OP OF HIS ACFT. HE OBVIOUSLY DID NOT READ THE SID. I PLAN ON TALKING TO OUR PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS COMMITTEE AFTER THE MONTH IS OVER.
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.