Heading track deviation on departure by a CL65 flight crew from ewr, nj.

Attributes
ACN	520940
Time
Date	200108
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	navaid : col.vor
State Reference	NJ
Altitude	msl single value : 5000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Regional Jet CL65, Undifferentiated or Other Model
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	departure sid : newark 6
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 90 flight time total : 7300 flight time type : 90
ASRS Report	520940
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : clearance other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Resolutory Action	controller : issued advisory controller : issued new clearance flight crew : returned to intended or assigned course flight crew : became reoriented
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Departed ewr via ewr 6 SID from runway 22R, which requires an initial heading until 2.3 ILS DME, then another heading until receiving radar vectors. Departure control gave clearance of a heading to fly to join the 350 degree radial of col VOR and then proceed inbound to col VOR. Our aircraft had the FMS inoperative under MEL procedures, so we were navigating through raw data means. By the time we switched from ILS DME frequency for SID departure to the col VOR frequency, completed climb check, etc. We had flown through the assigned VOR radial. I switched to col VOR, dialed inbound course, told the fof (PF) we had gone through inbound course, and he began a l-hand turn to rejoin the assigned inbound course. At this time, departure control told us to 'turn left to heading 120 degrees and rejoin the 350 degree radial of col VOR.' no traffic conflicts or altdevs were apparent. Altitude at time of radial deviation was level at 5000 ft MSL after departure. Contributing factors were FMS being inoperative, high workload right after departure, and not having one side navigation frequency tuned to col VOR frequency. First officer was hand flying aircraft at time of occurrence but having autoplt on would have helped him have more time to possible notice our navigation situation. In the future, I will more actively use autoplt during these high workload sits, as well as ensure that one side navigation frequency will be tuned to outbound navigation fix so as to avoid this in the future.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: HDG TRACK DEV ON DEP BY A CL65 FLT CREW FROM EWR, NJ.

Narrative: DEPARTED EWR VIA EWR 6 SID FROM RWY 22R, WHICH REQUIRES AN INITIAL HDG UNTIL 2.3 ILS DME, THEN ANOTHER HDG UNTIL RECEIVING RADAR VECTORS. DEP CTL GAVE CLRNC OF A HDG TO FLY TO JOIN THE 350 DEG RADIAL OF COL VOR AND THEN PROCEED INBOUND TO COL VOR. OUR ACFT HAD THE FMS INOP UNDER MEL PROCS, SO WE WERE NAVING THROUGH RAW DATA MEANS. BY THE TIME WE SWITCHED FROM ILS DME FREQ FOR SID DEP TO THE COL VOR FREQ, COMPLETED CLB CHK, ETC. WE HAD FLOWN THROUGH THE ASSIGNED VOR RADIAL. I SWITCHED TO COL VOR, DIALED INBOUND COURSE, TOLD THE FOF (PF) WE HAD GONE THROUGH INBOUND COURSE, AND HE BEGAN A L-HAND TURN TO REJOIN THE ASSIGNED INBOUND COURSE. AT THIS TIME, DEP CTL TOLD US TO 'TURN L TO HDG 120 DEGS AND REJOIN THE 350 DEG RADIAL OF COL VOR.' NO TFC CONFLICTS OR ALTDEVS WERE APPARENT. ALT AT TIME OF RADIAL DEV WAS LEVEL AT 5000 FT MSL AFTER DEP. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE FMS BEING INOP, HIGH WORKLOAD RIGHT AFTER DEP, AND NOT HAVING ONE SIDE NAV FREQ TUNED TO COL VOR FREQ. FO WAS HAND FLYING ACFT AT TIME OF OCCURRENCE BUT HAVING AUTOPLT ON WOULD HAVE HELPED HIM HAVE MORE TIME TO POSSIBLE NOTICE OUR NAV SIT. IN THE FUTURE, I WILL MORE ACTIVELY USE AUTOPLT DURING THESE HIGH WORKLOAD SITS, AS WELL AS ENSURE THAT ONE SIDE NAV FREQ WILL BE TUNED TO OUTBOUND NAV FIX SO AS TO AVOID THIS IN THE FUTURE.

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.