Large transport flight crew turns wrong direction after takeoff.

Attributes
ACN	246245
Time
Date	199307
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ord
State Reference	IL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : ord
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Large Transport, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff ground : holding
Route In Use	enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 160 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 160
ASRS Report	246245
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

After takeoff on runway 32L at ord, we made what we thought was a proper left turn. Shortly we were informed by ord tower that we had been instructed to make a right turn. Our readback repeated the assigned heading, but no direction of turn. I believe the cause of the confusion to be us finishing the challenge and response checklist at the same time the controller unexpectedly issued takeoff clearance with turn out instructions -- all as we were taking position on the runway. Possible solutions: change company procedures to have checklist completely done before taking active. Have controllers issue takeoff clearance either 1) prior to taking active, or 2) while static in position on runway while we are moving into position on runway. While we are moving into position on runway, we are busy steering aircraft and finishing checklist. Have controllers demand complete readback for all important instructions.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: LGT FLC TURNS WRONG DIRECTION AFTER TKOF.

Narrative: AFTER TKOF ON RWY 32L AT ORD, WE MADE WHAT WE THOUGHT WAS A PROPER L TURN. SHORTLY WE WERE INFORMED BY ORD TWR THAT WE HAD BEEN INSTRUCTED TO MAKE A R TURN. OUR READBACK REPEATED THE ASSIGNED HDG, BUT NO DIRECTION OF TURN. I BELIEVE THE CAUSE OF THE CONFUSION TO BE US FINISHING THE CHALLENGE AND RESPONSE CHKLIST AT THE SAME TIME THE CTLR UNEXPECTEDLY ISSUED TKOF CLRNC WITH TURN OUT INSTRUCTIONS -- ALL AS WE WERE TAKING POS ON THE RWY. POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS: CHANGE COMPANY PROCS TO HAVE CHKLIST COMPLETELY DONE BEFORE TAKING ACTIVE. HAVE CTLRS ISSUE TKOF CLRNC EITHER 1) PRIOR TO TAKING ACTIVE, OR 2) WHILE STATIC IN POS ON RWY WHILE WE ARE MOVING INTO POS ON RWY. WHILE WE ARE MOVING INTO POS ON RWY, WE ARE BUSY STEERING ACFT AND FINISHING CHKLIST. HAVE CTLRS DEMAND COMPLETE READBACK FOR ALL IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS.

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.