Narrative:

Departing out of oak airport, on the skyline 2 departure. There's a 3000 ft at or below altitude at 6 DME, on the runway 11 departure. Just after takeoff, the captain, who was flying the aircraft, called for a non-standard procedure on the flight guidance system. Since we were in a critical phase of flight, I did not question the call out. At about 1000 ft AGL, the tower handed us off to bay departure. ATC cleared us up to 4000 ft at about the same time, the aircraft jerked hard to the right, and continued in a nose high attitude and would not accelerate. At this point, the captain turned off the autoplt and autothrottles, but continued to fly the aircraft in a non-standard manner. Climbing through about 2500 ft, ATC cleared us to 6000 ft and asked us to accelerate to 250 KTS. The aircraft was still about 16-17 degrees nose high and would not accelerate past 180 KTS. I was concentrating on the airplane so much, that I did not ask ATC if we were cleared to climb unrestr. Also, on the SID, there's a right turn that has to be made at 6 DME. Both the captain and I were so preoccupied with the aircraft's performance, that turn was not started until 8.5 DME. Corrective actions: fly the aircraft in the standard company policy and not in a non- standard mode, unless absolutely necessary.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ALT, COURSE, SPD AND HDG DEVS -- MISUSAGE OF THE AUTOPLT FLT CTL SYS.

Narrative: DEPARTING OUT OF OAK ARPT, ON THE SKYLINE 2 DEP. THERE'S A 3000 FT AT OR BELOW ALT AT 6 DME, ON THE RWY 11 DEP. JUST AFTER TKOF, THE CAPT, WHO WAS FLYING THE ACFT, CALLED FOR A NON-STANDARD PROC ON THE FLT GUIDANCE SYS. SINCE WE WERE IN A CRITICAL PHASE OF FLT, I DID NOT QUESTION THE CALL OUT. AT ABOUT 1000 FT AGL, THE TWR HANDED US OFF TO BAY DEP. ATC CLRED US UP TO 4000 FT AT ABOUT THE SAME TIME, THE ACFT JERKED HARD TO THE R, AND CONTINUED IN A NOSE HIGH ATTITUDE AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. AT THIS POINT, THE CAPT TURNED OFF THE AUTOPLT AND AUTOTHROTTLES, BUT CONTINUED TO FLY THE ACFT IN A NON-STANDARD MANNER. CLBING THROUGH ABOUT 2500 FT, ATC CLRED US TO 6000 FT AND ASKED US TO ACCELERATE TO 250 KTS. THE ACFT WAS STILL ABOUT 16-17 DEGS NOSE HIGH AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE PAST 180 KTS. I WAS CONCENTRATING ON THE AIRPLANE SO MUCH, THAT I DID NOT ASK ATC IF WE WERE CLRED TO CLB UNRESTR. ALSO, ON THE SID, THERE'S A R TURN THAT HAS TO BE MADE AT 6 DME. BOTH THE CAPT AND I WERE SO PREOCCUPIED WITH THE ACFT'S PERFORMANCE, THAT TURN WAS NOT STARTED UNTIL 8.5 DME. CORRECTIVE ACTIONS: FLY THE ACFT IN THE STANDARD COMPANY POLICY AND NOT IN A NON- STANDARD MODE, UNLESS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY.

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.