Flight crew of a widebody transport failed to turn as depicted on the SID departure clearance resulting in ATC intervention and vectors given to them to get back on published course.

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Attributes
ACN	351100
Time
Date	199610
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : fra
State Reference	FO
Altitude	msl bound lower : 2500 msl bound upper : 2500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : fra
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 : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	departure other departure sid : sid enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 220 flight time total : 19700 flight time type : 3700
ASRS Report	351100
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	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:

We were flight planned for the napit 3G departure. Prior to taxi out the wind shifted to favor runway 7, so we were cleared for the napit 3D. The PF loaded the napit 3E SID. I noticed this and reviewed the SID communication plate and saw the note above the 'D' designation being for heavy aircraft. I looked over the page and did not see the verbal description for the napit 3D on the lower left side of the page. I thought that the ground track for the SID was the same. We took off and flew the napit 3E. After turning north at the 1.5 DME fra radar asked if we had started our turn. We replied affirmative. He immediately gave us clearance direct to metropolitan which took us directly over the noise monitor. Prior to metropolitan we were given a heading to intercept the SID outbound from metropolitan to continue the SID. I had flown the napit 3G SID many times and in that situation there is no difference in the ground track from the napit 3F, so I did not look close enough at the plate for the difference in the SID we flew.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC OF A WDB FAILED TO TURN AS DEPICTED ON THE SID DEP CLRNC RESULTING IN ATC INTERVENTION AND VECTORS GIVEN TO THEM TO GET BACK ON PUBLISHED COURSE.

Narrative: WE WERE FLT PLANNED FOR THE NAPIT 3G DEP. PRIOR TO TAXI OUT THE WIND SHIFTED TO FAVOR RWY 7, SO WE WERE CLRED FOR THE NAPIT 3D. THE PF LOADED THE NAPIT 3E SID. I NOTICED THIS AND REVIEWED THE SID COM PLATE AND SAW THE NOTE ABOVE THE 'D' DESIGNATION BEING FOR HVY ACFT. I LOOKED OVER THE PAGE AND DID NOT SEE THE VERBAL DESCRIPTION FOR THE NAPIT 3D ON THE LOWER L SIDE OF THE PAGE. I THOUGHT THAT THE GND TRACK FOR THE SID WAS THE SAME. WE TOOK OFF AND FLEW THE NAPIT 3E. AFTER TURNING N AT THE 1.5 DME FRA RADAR ASKED IF WE HAD STARTED OUR TURN. WE REPLIED AFFIRMATIVE. HE IMMEDIATELY GAVE US CLRNC DIRECT TO METRO WHICH TOOK US DIRECTLY OVER THE NOISE MONITOR. PRIOR TO METRO WE WERE GIVEN A HDG TO INTERCEPT THE SID OUTBOUND FROM METRO TO CONTINUE THE SID. I HAD FLOWN THE NAPIT 3G SID MANY TIMES AND IN THAT SIT THERE IS NO DIFFERENCE IN THE GND TRACK FROM THE NAPIT 3F, SO I DID NOT LOOK CLOSE ENOUGH AT THE PLATE FOR THE DIFFERENCE IN THE SID WE FLEW.

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.