Flight crew in DC9 departed rdu on SID. PF turned right, incorrectly, to a heading of 350 degrees instead of 278 degrees as called for in the SID.

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Attributes
ACN	409810
Time
Date	199807
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : rdu
State Reference	NC
Altitude	msl bound lower : 25000 msl bound upper : 25000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zdc tower : pdk
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 : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 20000 flight time type : 75
ASRS Report	409810
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : became reoriented other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Tracking outbound on assigned/cleared SID from rdu packk 4 departure (PACK4.rdu). Turned out 350 degrees for about 5 mi before catching mistake. (Should have been out 278 degrees to azella.) no conflicts. PIC flying, first officer doing PA to passenger. Turned immediately back to 278 degree radial. By then ATC saw it and gave us radar vector down line. No conflict.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC IN DC9 DEPARTED RDU ON SID. PF TURNED R, INCORRECTLY, TO A HDG OF 350 DEGS INSTEAD OF 278 DEGS AS CALLED FOR IN THE SID.

Narrative: TRACKING OUTBOUND ON ASSIGNED/CLRED SID FROM RDU PACKK 4 DEP (PACK4.RDU). TURNED OUT 350 DEGS FOR ABOUT 5 MI BEFORE CATCHING MISTAKE. (SHOULD HAVE BEEN OUT 278 DEGS TO AZELLA.) NO CONFLICTS. PIC FLYING, FO DOING PA TO PAX. TURNED IMMEDIATELY BACK TO 278 DEG RADIAL. BY THEN ATC SAW IT AND GAVE US RADAR VECTOR DOWN LINE. NO CONFLICT.

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.