Heading track deviation on noise abatement procedure. Flight crew failed to review SID procedure.

Attributes
ACN	347050
Time
Date	199609
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : clt
State Reference	NC
Altitude	msl bound lower : 3000 msl bound upper : 3000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : clt tower : clt
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : initial
Route In Use	departure : noise abatement departure other departure sid : sid
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 14000 flight time type : 6000
ASRS Report	347050
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 6000 flight time type : 700
ASRS Report	346902
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other 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:

Failed to turn to the 330 degree heading on departure from clt. Departure controller had to tell us to make the turn. Failure to properly review the hornet 8 SID. Possibly caused by break of established cockpit routine. This aircraft was MEL'ed to operate with the right generator inoperative. At the point where we would normally review the departure we were preoccupied with performing an AC bus x-tie check. We subsequently never fully reviewed the SID and departed on runway heading instead of making the left turn to 330 degrees. Supplemental information from acn 346902: when switched from tower to departure control, departure control questioned our heading. When we stated it (360 degrees) he told us to turn to 330 degrees. This heading is on the SID for noise abatement procedure. I had missed turning as instructed in the SID, which was 330 degrees when feasible, and instead climbed to 3000 ft on 360 degrees. When I read back the takeoff clearance on the ground I do not remember if I made reference to a heading when I repeated 'cleared for takeoff runway 36.'

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: HDG TRACK DEV ON NOISE ABATEMENT PROC. FLC FAILED TO REVIEW SID PROC.

Narrative: FAILED TO TURN TO THE 330 DEG HDG ON DEP FROM CLT. DEP CTLR HAD TO TELL US TO MAKE THE TURN. FAILURE TO PROPERLY REVIEW THE HORNET 8 SID. POSSIBLY CAUSED BY BREAK OF ESTABLISHED COCKPIT ROUTINE. THIS ACFT WAS MEL'ED TO OPERATE WITH THE R GENERATOR INOP. AT THE POINT WHERE WE WOULD NORMALLY REVIEW THE DEP WE WERE PREOCCUPIED WITH PERFORMING AN AC BUS X-TIE CHK. WE SUBSEQUENTLY NEVER FULLY REVIEWED THE SID AND DEPARTED ON RWY HDG INSTEAD OF MAKING THE L TURN TO 330 DEGS. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 346902: WHEN SWITCHED FROM TWR TO DEP CTL, DEP CTL QUESTIONED OUR HDG. WHEN WE STATED IT (360 DEGS) HE TOLD US TO TURN TO 330 DEGS. THIS HDG IS ON THE SID FOR NOISE ABATEMENT PROC. I HAD MISSED TURNING AS INSTRUCTED IN THE SID, WHICH WAS 330 DEGS WHEN FEASIBLE, AND INSTEAD CLBED TO 3000 FT ON 360 DEGS. WHEN I READ BACK THE TKOF CLRNC ON THE GND I DO NOT REMEMBER IF I MADE REF TO A HDG WHEN I REPEATED 'CLRED FOR TKOF RWY 36.'

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.