First officer of an airbus 320 (EA32) on a SID departure failed to stop turn after takeoff at assigned heading resulting in the captain instructing the first officer back to assigned heading.

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Attributes
ACN	384940
Time
Date	199710
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : san
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 2000 msl bound upper : 2000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : san
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	A320
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
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 1500
ASRS Report	384940
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

After takeoff given clearance to fly a heading of 210 degrees for radar vector to pgy. I read back clearance and selected 210 degrees for first officer to fly. We passed 210 degree heading to about 190 degrees. I called out heading 210 degrees, rolled to about heading 180 degrees before immediate right turn back to 210 degrees. Confirmed heading with departure control, no questions asked. First officer thought we were given clearance to fly direct to pgy. Radio side tone weak. I should have made sure he understood clearance when I selected the heading.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FO OF AN AIRBUS 320 (EA32) ON A SID DEP FAILED TO STOP TURN AFTER TKOF AT ASSIGNED HEADING RESULTING IN THE CAPT INSTRUCTING THE FO BACK TO ASSIGNED HEADING.

Narrative: AFTER TKOF GIVEN CLRNC TO FLY A HDG OF 210 DEGS FOR RADAR VECTOR TO PGY. I READ BACK CLRNC AND SELECTED 210 DEGS FOR FO TO FLY. WE PASSED 210 DEG HDG TO ABOUT 190 DEGS. I CALLED OUT HDG 210 DEGS, ROLLED TO ABOUT HDG 180 DEGS BEFORE IMMEDIATE R TURN BACK TO 210 DEGS. CONFIRMED HEADING WITH DEP CTL, NO QUESTIONS ASKED. FO THOUGHT WE WERE GIVEN CLRNC TO FLY DIRECT TO PGY. RADIO SIDE TONE WEAK. I SHOULD HAVE MADE SURE HE UNDERSTOOD CLRNC WHEN I SELECTED THE HEADING.

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.