DC9 aircraft on SID departure and PF first officer started a turn in compliance with the SID when the captain insisted the first officer turn back to runway heading. Departure controller intervened and straightened out the confusion.

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Attributes
ACN	401486
Time
Date	199805
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ewr
State Reference	NJ
Altitude	msl bound lower : 2000 msl bound upper : 2000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : zny tower : dtw
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	DC-9 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	departure other departure sid : sid
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 4500
ASRS Report	401486
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure non adherence : clearance 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:

The first officer was the PF and the flight ewr-mem was cleared to depart via the arthur kill SID from ewr. Upon reaching 2.3 DME I began a turn to 260 degrees but the captain insisted I roll out on a 220 degree heading. I complied. The departure controller asked if we were 'flying the SID today or what?' the captain had looked at the wrong SID for the heading. There was no conflict with other aircraft and the flight progressed normally. As a result of this occurrence, I plan to thoroughly brief the SID prior to takeoff or as part of the clearance.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: DC9 ACFT ON SID DEP AND PF FO STARTED A TURN IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE SID WHEN THE CAPT INSISTED THE FO TURN BACK TO RWY HDG. DEP CTLR INTERVENED AND STRAIGHTENED OUT THE CONFUSION.

Narrative: THE FO WAS THE PF AND THE FLT EWR-MEM WAS CLRED TO DEPART VIA THE ARTHUR KILL SID FROM EWR. UPON REACHING 2.3 DME I BEGAN A TURN TO 260 DEGS BUT THE CAPT INSISTED I ROLL OUT ON A 220 DEG HDG. I COMPLIED. THE DEP CTLR ASKED IF WE WERE 'FLYING THE SID TODAY OR WHAT?' THE CAPT HAD LOOKED AT THE WRONG SID FOR THE HDG. THERE WAS NO CONFLICT WITH OTHER ACFT AND THE FLT PROGRESSED NORMALLY. AS A RESULT OF THIS OCCURRENCE, I PLAN TO THOROUGHLY BRIEF THE SID PRIOR TO TKOF OR AS PART OF THE CLRNC.

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.