Flight crew of an medium large transport failed to turn as required by the assigned published SID on departure due to the fact they were using the wrong SID!

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Attributes
ACN	299477
Time
Date	199503
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sea
State Reference	WA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 5000 msl bound upper : 5000
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : sea artcc : zau
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
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 : 250 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 5000
ASRS Report	299477
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

During the pretkof briefing we had finished the checklist and were in the beginning of the departure briefing when we were interrupted by an FAA inspector. I briefed her on the required items and we pushed back. When we took off, I was flying the sea 2 departure instead of the elmaa 4. So we didn't turn at the 5 DME. Departure turned us at about 10 DME. We should have not cut our briefing short when the inspector showed up.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC OF AN MLG FAILED TO TURN AS REQUIRED BY THE ASSIGNED PUBLISHED SID ON DEP DUE TO THE FACT THEY WERE USING THE WRONG SID!

Narrative: DURING THE PRETKOF BRIEFING WE HAD FINISHED THE CHKLIST AND WERE IN THE BEGINNING OF THE DEP BRIEFING WHEN WE WERE INTERRUPTED BY AN FAA INSPECTOR. I BRIEFED HER ON THE REQUIRED ITEMS AND WE PUSHED BACK. WHEN WE TOOK OFF, I WAS FLYING THE SEA 2 DEP INSTEAD OF THE ELMAA 4. SO WE DIDN'T TURN AT THE 5 DME. DEP TURNED US AT ABOUT 10 DME. WE SHOULD HAVE NOT CUT OUR BRIEFING SHORT WHEN THE INSPECTOR SHOWED UP.

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.