An air carrier medium large transport crew failed to follow the whitestone SID properly.

Attributes
ACN	338850
Time
Date	199606
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lga
State Reference	NY
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : n90
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	climbout : initial cruise other
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 pilot : cfi pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 16000 flight time type : 4000
ASRS Report	338850
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	atc equipment other atc equipment : unspecified other controllera
Resolutory Action	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:

Copilot flying. Takeoff on runway 13 whitestone climb, turned right to 175 degree heading, I noticed the copilot did not show a DME after I turned the air conditioning packs on. I dialed in the correct frequency 113.1 and DME read 4.0 DME. He started left turn to 040 degrees when departure said to tighten the turn and roll out on 360 degree heading. My VOR was set to bwz 114.2. The FMS was set up prior to taxi, he must have changed frequency between initial taxi and takeoff. Attention was on takeoff with no pack on at maximum gross weight for runway.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ACR MLG CREW FAILED TO FOLLOW THE WHITESTONE SID PROPERLY.

Narrative: COPLT FLYING. TKOF ON RWY 13 WHITESTONE CLB, TURNED R TO 175 DEG HDG, I NOTICED THE COPLT DID NOT SHOW A DME AFTER I TURNED THE AIR CONDITIONING PACKS ON. I DIALED IN THE CORRECT FREQ 113.1 AND DME READ 4.0 DME. HE STARTED L TURN TO 040 DEGS WHEN DEP SAID TO TIGHTEN THE TURN AND ROLL OUT ON 360 DEG HDG. MY VOR WAS SET TO BWZ 114.2. THE FMS WAS SET UP PRIOR TO TAXI, HE MUST HAVE CHANGED FREQ BTWN INITIAL TAXI AND TKOF. ATTN WAS ON TKOF WITH NO PACK ON AT MAX GROSS WT FOR RWY.

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.