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Flight crew of a widebody transport air carrier aircraft failed to follow SID turns during climb out due to distrs from ATC for altitude restriction changes.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 246790 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199307 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : vtk airport : sin |
| State Reference | FO |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 2000 msl bound upper : 4000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Mixed |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : sin |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Widebody, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| 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 : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 184 flight time total : 14000 flight time type : 700 |
| ASRS Report | 246790 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 13 flight time total : 5000 flight time type : 13 |
| ASRS Report | 246789 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure 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:
SID departure from wsss called for a turn at 2000 ft and another at 3000 ft. We had it programmed in the FMS. After takeoff we were given several altitude restrictions because of traffic above us. I completely forgot about making the turns as radar kept us busy with the restrictions. Shortly thereafter, radar gave us a turn and climb saying we were then clear of traffic. I remembered the SID as we were making the assigned heading change. We were 2.3 mi south of course. I did have a new copilot and the altitude changes were very distracting along with cleaning up and doing after takeoff checks. It might help if radar would mention to climb, etc, with SID restrictions. I think I slipped into thinking we were on vectors partly because of the several restrictions, and the constant patter by radar.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLC OF A WDB ACR ACFT FAILED TO FOLLOW SID TURNS DURING CLBOUT DUE TO DISTRS FROM ATC FOR ALT RESTRICTION CHANGES.
Narrative: SID DEP FROM WSSS CALLED FOR A TURN AT 2000 FT AND ANOTHER AT 3000 FT. WE HAD IT PROGRAMMED IN THE FMS. AFTER TKOF WE WERE GIVEN SEVERAL ALT RESTRICTIONS BECAUSE OF TFC ABOVE US. I COMPLETELY FORGOT ABOUT MAKING THE TURNS AS RADAR KEPT US BUSY WITH THE RESTRICTIONS. SHORTLY THEREAFTER, RADAR GAVE US A TURN AND CLB SAYING WE WERE THEN CLR OF TFC. I REMEMBERED THE SID AS WE WERE MAKING THE ASSIGNED HDG CHANGE. WE WERE 2.3 MI S OF COURSE. I DID HAVE A NEW COPLT AND THE ALT CHANGES WERE VERY DISTRACTING ALONG WITH CLEANING UP AND DOING AFTER TKOF CHKS. IT MIGHT HELP IF RADAR WOULD MENTION TO CLB, ETC, WITH SID RESTRICTIONS. I THINK I SLIPPED INTO THINKING WE WERE ON VECTORS PARTLY BECAUSE OF THE SEVERAL RESTRICTIONS, AND THE CONSTANT PATTER BY RADAR.
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.