Narrative:

The event occurred on the arthur kill 2 departure out of ewr. The captain had not flown out of ewr for several months and it was my first time. After turning to a heading of 260 degrees on the departure, we overshot the sbj 100 degree radial on which we were to track into sbj. ATC departure alerted us and queried whether we had intercepted the radial. ATC then gave us a heading to intercept the radial, and later cleared us direct to sbj. The flight continued without event. To correct the problem, I offer one suggestion. On the pre departure clearance, it reads 'cleared the arthur kill 2 departure' without listing a specific point or gate departure. Since the majority of the departures on the arthur kill 2 departure are radar vectors after being established on the 260 degree heading, this confused me. The lanna departure, which was our cleared departure, and 2 others, require an intercept of the 100 degree radial off sbj, unlike the majority which are vectors. One way to help alert crews to this difference would be to include the gate departure in the pre departure clearance clearance, ie, cleared arthur kill 2 departure, lanna climb. This explicit clearance will alert crews to the fact that the lanna departure requires a different clearance than the norm.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B767-200 ACFT ON SID DEP, FLC FAILED TO TURN ONTO RADIAL EXPECTING RADAR VECTORS. THE MAJORITY OF SIDS ON THE ARTHUR KILL 2 SAY TO EXPECT RADAR VECTORS. ONLY 3 OF 11 REQUIRE A RADIAL INTERCEPT.

Narrative: THE EVENT OCCURRED ON THE ARTHUR KILL 2 DEP OUT OF EWR. THE CAPT HAD NOT FLOWN OUT OF EWR FOR SEVERAL MONTHS AND IT WAS MY FIRST TIME. AFTER TURNING TO A HDG OF 260 DEGS ON THE DEP, WE OVERSHOT THE SBJ 100 DEG RADIAL ON WHICH WE WERE TO TRACK INTO SBJ. ATC DEP ALERTED US AND QUERIED WHETHER WE HAD INTERCEPTED THE RADIAL. ATC THEN GAVE US A HDG TO INTERCEPT THE RADIAL, AND LATER CLRED US DIRECT TO SBJ. THE FLT CONTINUED WITHOUT EVENT. TO CORRECT THE PROB, I OFFER ONE SUGGESTION. ON THE PDC, IT READS 'CLRED THE ARTHUR KILL 2 DEP' WITHOUT LISTING A SPECIFIC POINT OR GATE DEP. SINCE THE MAJORITY OF THE DEPS ON THE ARTHUR KILL 2 DEP ARE RADAR VECTORS AFTER BEING ESTABLISHED ON THE 260 DEG HDG, THIS CONFUSED ME. THE LANNA DEP, WHICH WAS OUR CLRED DEP, AND 2 OTHERS, REQUIRE AN INTERCEPT OF THE 100 DEG RADIAL OFF SBJ, UNLIKE THE MAJORITY WHICH ARE VECTORS. ONE WAY TO HELP ALERT CREWS TO THIS DIFFERENCE WOULD BE TO INCLUDE THE GATE DEP IN THE PDC CLRNC, IE, CLRED ARTHUR KILL 2 DEP, LANNA CLB. THIS EXPLICIT CLRNC WILL ALERT CREWS TO THE FACT THAT THE LANNA DEP REQUIRES A DIFFERENT CLRNC THAN THE NORM.

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.