Narrative:

Takeoff from sacramento, ca (smf), first officer flying the dudes 9 departure. Takeoff was normal, LNAV and VNAV selected. Upon contact with departure control, told to turn to a 090 degree heading rather than the 140 degree heading as specified in the SID. Then told to intercept the sac 058 degree radial outbound. Reprogramming the FMS was a problem due to the unfamiliarity with the upgrade on this aircraft. The program does not have a dir/intc page like the basic FMS we are familiar with. The resulting delay and confusion as to clearance, resulted in the aircraft turning south to the liamm fix. Sacramento departure then asked 'how we got on our heading, you were given a 090 degree heading.' we immediately turned left and apologized for the mistake. No loss of separation between traffic was noted. Additional distractions included after takeoff checklist completion, and TA given by sacramento departure control. Our training on the new FMS consisted of a 47 page manual with no hands on or classroom training. This manual is very difficult to comprehend without practice and further training. I believe our failure to comply with the radar vector was due to lack of training and unfamiliarity with the new FMS software. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: crew was flying a B767-300ER aircraft. The upgrade to the FMS is being retrofitted to all the air carrier B767-300 aircraft. Only two of the air carrier's B767 simulators are the -300. They have been retrofitted. The reporter has never been scheduled in either of the -300 simulators even though he has been to training twice now. The differences section released by the air carrier is almost useless, as some type of hands on training is required for FMS operation. The reporter has also submitted a company report.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B757 CREW HAD TRACK DEV ON DEP AT SMF.

Narrative: TKOF FROM SACRAMENTO, CA (SMF), FO FLYING THE DUDES 9 DEP. TKOF WAS NORMAL, LNAV AND VNAV SELECTED. UPON CONTACT WITH DEP CTL, TOLD TO TURN TO A 090 DEG HDG RATHER THAN THE 140 DEG HDG AS SPECIFIED IN THE SID. THEN TOLD TO INTERCEPT THE SAC 058 DEG RADIAL OUTBOUND. REPROGRAMMING THE FMS WAS A PROB DUE TO THE UNFAMILIARITY WITH THE UPGRADE ON THIS ACFT. THE PROGRAM DOES NOT HAVE A DIR/INTC PAGE LIKE THE BASIC FMS WE ARE FAMILIAR WITH. THE RESULTING DELAY AND CONFUSION AS TO CLRNC, RESULTED IN THE ACFT TURNING S TO THE LIAMM FIX. SACRAMENTO DEP THEN ASKED 'HOW WE GOT ON OUR HEADING, YOU WERE GIVEN A 090 DEG HDG.' WE IMMEDIATELY TURNED L AND APOLOGIZED FOR THE MISTAKE. NO LOSS OF SEPARATION BTWN TFC WAS NOTED. ADDITIONAL DISTRACTIONS INCLUDED AFTER TKOF CHKLIST COMPLETION, AND TA GIVEN BY SACRAMENTO DEP CTL. OUR TRAINING ON THE NEW FMS CONSISTED OF A 47 PAGE MANUAL WITH NO HANDS ON OR CLASSROOM TRAINING. THIS MANUAL IS VERY DIFFICULT TO COMPREHEND WITHOUT PRACTICE AND FURTHER TRAINING. I BELIEVE OUR FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THE RADAR VECTOR WAS DUE TO LACK OF TRAINING AND UNFAMILIARITY WITH THE NEW FMS SOFTWARE. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: CREW WAS FLYING A B767-300ER ACFT. THE UPGRADE TO THE FMS IS BEING RETROFITTED TO ALL THE ACR B767-300 ACFT. ONLY TWO OF THE ACR'S B767 SIMULATORS ARE THE -300. THEY HAVE BEEN RETROFITTED. THE RPTR HAS NEVER BEEN SCHEDULED IN EITHER OF THE -300 SIMULATORS EVEN THOUGH HE HAS BEEN TO TRAINING TWICE NOW. THE DIFFERENCES SECTION RELEASED BY THE ACR IS ALMOST USELESS, AS SOME TYPE OF HANDS ON TRAINING IS REQUIRED FOR FMS OP. THE RPTR HAS ALSO SUBMITTED A COMPANY RPT.

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.