Heading track deviation in a flight crew deviation from ATC clearance.

Attributes
ACN	275399
Time
Date	199406
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : pxr airport : phx
State Reference	AZ
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B727 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	departure other departure sid : sid enroute airway : phx
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 20000 flight time type : 3000
ASRS Report	275399
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance 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 arrival at aircraft 40 mins before departure we set navigation equipment for EAGUL2.eagul SID to sjn VOR as per company flight plan. About 3 mins before departure the pre departure clearance was delivered to cockpit. During 'chaos of departure' a quick check of the pre departure clearance 'confirmed' the routing over sjn VOR. As we tracked outbound on the 034 radial of pxr VOR, ATC asked which SID we had been given. We replied the EAGUL2.eagul. They replied 'you should have been given the SJN1.sjn SID (054 radial pxr), proceed direct to sjn-flight plan route.' after the 'dust' had settled, we checked and the pre departure clearance not the same as the company generated flight plan! Factors: SJN1.sjn SID new and effective this date jun/xx/94 and not yet in company computer. The sjn VOR appeared on both sids. The pre departure clearance is placed on the forward pedestal area forward of the throttles in view of both pilots. However, in reviewing this matter I (the captain) realized that the speed brake handle blocked my view of the 'SJN1.sjn' portion of the pre departure clearance print out and all I had seen was sjn and erroneously assumed pre departure clearance and flight plan were the same.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: HDG TRACK DEV IN A FLT CREW DEV FROM ATC CLRNC.

Narrative: ON ARR AT ACFT 40 MINS BEFORE DEP WE SET NAV EQUIP FOR EAGUL2.EAGUL SID TO SJN VOR AS PER COMPANY FLT PLAN. ABOUT 3 MINS BEFORE DEP THE PDC WAS DELIVERED TO COCKPIT. DURING 'CHAOS OF DEP' A QUICK CHK OF THE PDC 'CONFIRMED' THE ROUTING OVER SJN VOR. AS WE TRACKED OUTBOUND ON THE 034 RADIAL OF PXR VOR, ATC ASKED WHICH SID WE HAD BEEN GIVEN. WE REPLIED THE EAGUL2.EAGUL. THEY REPLIED 'YOU SHOULD HAVE BEEN GIVEN THE SJN1.SJN SID (054 RADIAL PXR), PROCEED DIRECT TO SJN-FLT PLAN RTE.' AFTER THE 'DUST' HAD SETTLED, WE CHKED AND THE PDC NOT THE SAME AS THE COMPANY GENERATED FLT PLAN! FACTORS: SJN1.SJN SID NEW AND EFFECTIVE THIS DATE JUN/XX/94 AND NOT YET IN COMPANY COMPUTER. THE SJN VOR APPEARED ON BOTH SIDS. THE PDC IS PLACED ON THE FORWARD PEDESTAL AREA FORWARD OF THE THROTTLES IN VIEW OF BOTH PLTS. HOWEVER, IN REVIEWING THIS MATTER I (THE CAPT) REALIZED THAT THE SPD BRAKE HANDLE BLOCKED MY VIEW OF THE 'SJN1.SJN' PORTION OF THE PDC PRINT OUT AND ALL I HAD SEEN WAS SJN AND ERRONEOUSLY ASSUMED PDC AND FLT PLAN WERE THE SAME.

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.