Narrative:

Upon departure from jfk on aug/tue/95 at XA22 EDT we departed on runway 31L and initiated a left turn toward the canarsie VOR. 'LNAV' was selected for navigation. After crossing the cri VOR, we proceeded to track outbound on the 176 degree radial. Departure control gave us a heading change to (255 degree)? And asked if we were executing a 'breezy point climb.' we had the 'canarsie climb' selected in our navigation system. After we initiated a turn to the west, we were given instructions to proceed direct robbinsville VOR. Our initial error was anticipating our departure and selecting it in the FMC. We then did not see the change on our pre departure clearance. This aircraft did not have a printer and we were reading through the pages on the ACARS, didn't realize the breezy point transition was specified. We should not have put in the transition ahead of receiving our clearance. All aircraft that use pre departure clearance's should have printers. We should have scrutinized the pre departure clearance more closely, especially since we don't fly out of jfk very often. Departure was alert and caught our error almost immediately. There weren't any apparent traffic problems. Supplemental information from acn 314107: during preflight, I loaded flight plan in the FMS prior to getting pre departure clearance. I also loaded the climb I thought we would get, the canarsie climb. Lesson learned: I won't 'pre-load' a specific departure segment until I have the clearance in hand and know which one I'm using! We just did not leave ourselves a reminder to check the departure segment.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FMC WAS PROGRAMMED FOR SID AND AN 'EXPECTED' CLB CLRNC. ACTUAL CLB CLRNC WAS NOT AS 'EXPECTED.' CTLR CAUGHT ERROR.

Narrative: UPON DEP FROM JFK ON AUG/TUE/95 AT XA22 EDT WE DEPARTED ON RWY 31L AND INITIATED A L TURN TOWARD THE CANARSIE VOR. 'LNAV' WAS SELECTED FOR NAV. AFTER XING THE CRI VOR, WE PROCEEDED TO TRACK OUTBOUND ON THE 176 DEG RADIAL. DEP CTL GAVE US A HDG CHANGE TO (255 DEG)? AND ASKED IF WE WERE EXECUTING A 'BREEZY POINT CLB.' WE HAD THE 'CANARSIE CLB' SELECTED IN OUR NAV SYS. AFTER WE INITIATED A TURN TO THE W, WE WERE GIVEN INSTRUCTIONS TO PROCEED DIRECT ROBBINSVILLE VOR. OUR INITIAL ERROR WAS ANTICIPATING OUR DEP AND SELECTING IT IN THE FMC. WE THEN DID NOT SEE THE CHANGE ON OUR PDC. THIS ACFT DID NOT HAVE A PRINTER AND WE WERE READING THROUGH THE PAGES ON THE ACARS, DIDN'T REALIZE THE BREEZY POINT TRANSITION WAS SPECIFIED. WE SHOULD NOT HAVE PUT IN THE TRANSITION AHEAD OF RECEIVING OUR CLRNC. ALL ACFT THAT USE PDC'S SHOULD HAVE PRINTERS. WE SHOULD HAVE SCRUTINIZED THE PDC MORE CLOSELY, ESPECIALLY SINCE WE DON'T FLY OUT OF JFK VERY OFTEN. DEP WAS ALERT AND CAUGHT OUR ERROR ALMOST IMMEDIATELY. THERE WEREN'T ANY APPARENT TFC PROBS. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 314107: DURING PREFLT, I LOADED FLT PLAN IN THE FMS PRIOR TO GETTING PDC. I ALSO LOADED THE CLB I THOUGHT WE WOULD GET, THE CANARSIE CLB. LESSON LEARNED: I WON'T 'PRE-LOAD' A SPECIFIC DEP SEGMENT UNTIL I HAVE THE CLRNC IN HAND AND KNOW WHICH ONE I'M USING! WE JUST DID NOT LEAVE OURSELVES A REMINDER TO CHK THE DEP SEGMENT.

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.