Narrative:

Filed slc slc J154 ocs ... Msp. Cleared slc msp as filed, fly slc 5 departure. On the departure, item 'a' states 340 degree heading until 11000 ft then expect radar vectors on course. I missed this item in my SID review and thus briefed 340 degree heading until passing slc then intercept 055 degree radial out slc, cross 7.5 DME at or above 8000 ft to maintain 11000 ft. That is what I flew and ATC had me turn back to 300 degrees as they saw me heading east in error. Supplemental information from acn 389400: at same moment of noticing error, ATC advised left turn to 330 degrees, then 300 degrees, upon climbing to higher altitude, ATC cleared us to a southeast heading to then intercept slc 055 degree radial, and advised to call slc TRACON to discuss possible terrain incursion.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B727 CREW STARTS AN IMPROPER DEP PROC FROM THE SLC VOR, TURNING TOWARDS THE RISING TERRAIN TO THE E. PIC MISREAD THE SID WHEN HE DID HIS BRIEFING. THE REST OF THE CREW FAILED TO CATCH THE ERROR. ALERT DEP CTLR CAUGHT MISTAKE AND TURNED ACFT TO THE NW.

Narrative: FILED SLC SLC J154 OCS ... MSP. CLRED SLC MSP AS FILED, FLY SLC 5 DEP. ON THE DEP, ITEM 'A' STATES 340 DEG HDG UNTIL 11000 FT THEN EXPECT RADAR VECTORS ON COURSE. I MISSED THIS ITEM IN MY SID REVIEW AND THUS BRIEFED 340 DEG HDG UNTIL PASSING SLC THEN INTERCEPT 055 DEG RADIAL OUT SLC, CROSS 7.5 DME AT OR ABOVE 8000 FT TO MAINTAIN 11000 FT. THAT IS WHAT I FLEW AND ATC HAD ME TURN BACK TO 300 DEGS AS THEY SAW ME HDG E IN ERROR. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 389400: AT SAME MOMENT OF NOTICING ERROR, ATC ADVISED L TURN TO 330 DEGS, THEN 300 DEGS, UPON CLBING TO HIGHER ALT, ATC CLRED US TO A SE HDG TO THEN INTERCEPT SLC 055 DEG RADIAL, AND ADVISED TO CALL SLC TRACON TO DISCUSS POSSIBLE TERRAIN INCURSION.

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.