Flight crew of widebody transport air carrier aircraft deviated from assigned departure SID due to not adequately reviewing the pre departure clearance.

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Attributes
ACN	252915
Time
Date	199309
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sfo
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 300 msl bound upper : 1000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : sfo
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Widebody, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	climbout : initial ground : preflight
Route In Use	departure other departure sid : sid
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 7000 flight time type : 150
ASRS Report	252915
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	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:

On preparation for takeoff at sfo, our planned clearance was the shore departure, which involves an immediate right turn after takeoff. Upon receiving our clearance (via pre departure clearance) both the captain and I failed to notice the departure change to sfo 6, which involves a straight out climb out. While in our right turn after takeoff, tower gave us a vector back on course. Factors: when the pre departure clearance arrived at the cockpit, I was in the bathroom. Normally, the first officer does most of the pre departure clearance work -- all I can think of is this got us out of our normal way of working the pre departure clearance. A lesson was learned.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC OF WDB ACR ACFT DEVIATED FROM ASSIGNED DEP SID DUE TO NOT ADEQUATELY REVIEWING THE PDC.

Narrative: ON PREPARATION FOR TKOF AT SFO, OUR PLANNED CLRNC WAS THE SHORE DEP, WHICH INVOLVES AN IMMEDIATE R TURN AFTER TKOF. UPON RECEIVING OUR CLRNC (VIA PDC) BOTH THE CAPT AND I FAILED TO NOTICE THE DEP CHANGE TO SFO 6, WHICH INVOLVES A STRAIGHT OUT CLBOUT. WHILE IN OUR R TURN AFTER TKOF, TWR GAVE US A VECTOR BACK ON COURSE. FACTORS: WHEN THE PDC ARRIVED AT THE COCKPIT, I WAS IN THE BATHROOM. NORMALLY, THE FO DOES MOST OF THE PDC WORK -- ALL I CAN THINK OF IS THIS GOT US OUT OF OUR NORMAL WAY OF WORKING THE PDC. A LESSON WAS LEARNED.

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.