An air carrier MD80 flight crew mistakenly flew the wrong SID. The SID that they had been assigned had the same name as the SID for turboprop departures. The departure controller intervened and assigned a new heading.

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Attributes
ACN	332405
Time
Date	199604
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	airport : yul
State Reference	PQ
Altitude	msl bound lower : 117 msl bound upper : 3000
Environment
Light	Dawn
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : yul tower : orh
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Super 80
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude climbout : initial
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
ASRS Report	332405
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
ASRS Report	332330
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

We were cleared for the dorval 1 SID. However, the first officer and I both pulled out the dorval 3 SID. The dorval 1 requires a 280 degree heading and the dorval 3 requires a 315 degree heading. As soon as we called departure he gave us a 320 degree heading and asked us which SID we were flying. We then noticed the mistake and the difference between the 2 sids. ATC said there was no problem. We should have caught the difference. I would like to suggest that one of these departures be changed to a name other than dorval 1 and dorval 3. Supplemental information from acn 332330: the captain and I mistakenly flew the dorval 3 departure which is for turboprops only.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ACR MD80 FLC MISTAKENLY FLEW THE WRONG SID. THE SID THAT THEY HAD BEEN ASSIGNED HAD THE SAME NAME AS THE SID FOR TURBOPROP DEPS. THE DEP CTLR INTERVENED AND ASSIGNED A NEW HDG.

Narrative: WE WERE CLRED FOR THE DORVAL 1 SID. HOWEVER, THE FO AND I BOTH PULLED OUT THE DORVAL 3 SID. THE DORVAL 1 REQUIRES A 280 DEG HDG AND THE DORVAL 3 REQUIRES A 315 DEG HDG. AS SOON AS WE CALLED DEP HE GAVE US A 320 DEG HDG AND ASKED US WHICH SID WE WERE FLYING. WE THEN NOTICED THE MISTAKE AND THE DIFFERENCE BTWN THE 2 SIDS. ATC SAID THERE WAS NO PROB. WE SHOULD HAVE CAUGHT THE DIFFERENCE. I WOULD LIKE TO SUGGEST THAT ONE OF THESE DEPS BE CHANGED TO A NAME OTHER THAN DORVAL 1 AND DORVAL 3. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 332330: THE CAPT AND I MISTAKENLY FLEW THE DORVAL 3 DEP WHICH IS FOR TURBOPROPS ONLY.

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.