Narrative:

The crew had a 16 hour rest period prior to the flight. I did not sleep well throughout the evening. Upon arrival at the aircraft, several maintenance problems required my attention, up until time of departure. Pushback occurred on time. The most important part of the flight, the SID briefing, was very hurried. The SID required the aircraft to fly runway heading (07R) for approximately 3 DME to fra VOR and then 2 DME from fra VOR, and then turn left to intercept the departure route. Contributing factors: the first officer called '2 DME left turn heading 360 degrees.' I hesitated, because something wasn't right but I couldn't figure out what, so I turned left to heading 360 degrees. What wasn't right of course was the VOR had not been passed. The fact I was tired and the incorrect callout contributed to the problem, but if the SID briefing had been more complete, this problem could have been avoided. Corrective actions: in the future I shall not concern myself so much with scheduled departure time, as I will with the route to be flown. The SID, MSA and return procedures are most important items and must be accomplished prior to pushback. The tower informed us that the departure we flew differed significantly from the published procedure. The tower also said there was no problem, but we should make note of the mistake for the future. I thank god the parallel runway was not in use at the time.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: HDG TRACK POS DEV AS DC8-62 FLC FAILS TO FOLLOW THE DEP PROC OUT OF FRANKFURT.

Narrative: THE CREW HAD A 16 HR REST PERIOD PRIOR TO THE FLT. I DID NOT SLEEP WELL THROUGHOUT THE EVENING. UPON ARR AT THE ACFT, SEVERAL MAINT PROBS REQUIRED MY ATTN, UP UNTIL TIME OF DEP. PUSHBACK OCCURRED ON TIME. THE MOST IMPORTANT PART OF THE FLT, THE SID BRIEFING, WAS VERY HURRIED. THE SID REQUIRED THE ACFT TO FLY RWY HDG (07R) FOR APPROX 3 DME TO FRA VOR AND THEN 2 DME FROM FRA VOR, AND THEN TURN L TO INTERCEPT THE DEP RTE. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS: THE FO CALLED '2 DME L TURN HDG 360 DEGS.' I HESITATED, BECAUSE SOMETHING WASN'T RIGHT BUT I COULDN'T FIGURE OUT WHAT, SO I TURNED L TO HDG 360 DEGS. WHAT WASN'T RIGHT OF COURSE WAS THE VOR HAD NOT BEEN PASSED. THE FACT I WAS TIRED AND THE INCORRECT CALLOUT CONTRIBUTED TO THE PROB, BUT IF THE SID BRIEFING HAD BEEN MORE COMPLETE, THIS PROB COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED. CORRECTIVE ACTIONS: IN THE FUTURE I SHALL NOT CONCERN MYSELF SO MUCH WITH SCHEDULED DEP TIME, AS I WILL WITH THE RTE TO BE FLOWN. THE SID, MSA AND RETURN PROCS ARE MOST IMPORTANT ITEMS AND MUST BE ACCOMPLISHED PRIOR TO PUSHBACK. THE TWR INFORMED US THAT THE DEP WE FLEW DIFFERED SIGNIFICANTLY FROM THE PUBLISHED PROC. THE TWR ALSO SAID THERE WAS NO PROB, BUT WE SHOULD MAKE NOTE OF THE MISTAKE FOR THE FUTURE. I THANK GOD THE PARALLEL RWY WAS NOT IN USE AT THE TIME.

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.