Medium large transport flight crew turns to wrong heading when cleared as filed on departure SID. Se...

Attributes
ACN	354500
Time
Date	199612
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : lib
State Reference	NC
Altitude	msl bound lower : 20000 msl bound upper : 20000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zdc tracon : las
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	departure sid : sid
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 : 150 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 12000
ASRS Report	354500
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : became reoriented
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Flight departed rdu on the pack 4 departure. We were given several turns leaving rdu and leveloffs, a little distracting. Our last turn was to intercept the pack 4 west of rdu about 20 mi out. We then crossed over liberty VOR and I started a turn to intercept the 169 degree radial of the pulaski VOR (psk) per our flight plan but instead looking at the pack 4 was deceived into thinking the roa 170 degree radial was the psk radial. The format of the pack 4 is very misleading and company does in fact have a NOTAM on the departure specifically for the radial to azell intersection. I believe the correction on the departure could be to put psk VOR on the SID instead of roa or to include both of them. Thank you for your time and consideration in this matter.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MLG FLC TURNS TO WRONG HDG WHEN CLRED AS FILED ON DEP SID. SELECTED WRONG VOR.

Narrative: FLT DEPARTED RDU ON THE PACK 4 DEP. WE WERE GIVEN SEVERAL TURNS LEAVING RDU AND LEVELOFFS, A LITTLE DISTRACTING. OUR LAST TURN WAS TO INTERCEPT THE PACK 4 W OF RDU ABOUT 20 MI OUT. WE THEN CROSSED OVER LIBERTY VOR AND I STARTED A TURN TO INTERCEPT THE 169 DEG RADIAL OF THE PULASKI VOR (PSK) PER OUR FLT PLAN BUT INSTEAD LOOKING AT THE PACK 4 WAS DECEIVED INTO THINKING THE ROA 170 DEG RADIAL WAS THE PSK RADIAL. THE FORMAT OF THE PACK 4 IS VERY MISLEADING AND COMPANY DOES IN FACT HAVE A NOTAM ON THE DEP SPECIFICALLY FOR THE RADIAL TO AZELL INTXN. I BELIEVE THE CORRECTION ON THE DEP COULD BE TO PUT PSK VOR ON THE SID INSTEAD OF ROA OR TO INCLUDE BOTH OF THEM. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION IN THIS MATTER.

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.

Medium large transport flight crew turns to wrong heading when cleared as filed on departure SID. Selected wrong VOR.