Narrative:

Our clearance off rdm was dsd, thence airways facilities. Per winds, we planned runway 22. Upon taxi, tower issued runway 4. Upon initial climb out from runway 4, I smelled smoke and asked the captain if he did as well. 'No,' he said, then the flight attendant call chime dinged. We were, I believe, still below 1000 ft AGL. At our flap retraction altitude, we retracted flaps, then set climb power at the appropriate altitude. Distraction by the prospect of smoke, I (the PF) answered the flight attendant while the captain checked in with ATC. She said the smoke alarm was going off and the cabin smelled 'funny.' we determined some deice fluid must have gotten into the APU bleed. This was an APU assisted takeoff, with APU bleed open, and the resulting molasses-smelling smoke, according to aural history, jibed with this idea. The captain adjusted the bleeds and the smoke alarm quit sounding -- problem averted. Meanwhile, distraction, I awaited vectors from center. ATC, however, asked where we were and if we had begun our turn to dsd VOR. We had not yet, but did so immediately. The controller said he did have another aircraft on the ILS for runway 22 (inbound along our outbound path). As I have written, we made an immediate turn to the VOR, and heard nothing further. We never saw the other aircraft (though it was IMC), nor did we receive any traffic alerts on the TCASII. I understood immediately I (the PF) allowed myself to get distraction from my primary duty of flying the airplane, and thus distraction, confused our departure clearance. I feel extremely fortunate that no incident or accident occurred as a result of my actions.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN EMB120 FO FAILS TO MAKE THE REQUIRED TURN TO THE FIRST NAVAID AS SPECIFIED IN THE DEP CLRNC DUE TO A SMOKE RELATED PRIORITY CALL FROM THE FLT ATTENDANT WHEN DEPARTING RDM, OR.

Narrative: OUR CLRNC OFF RDM WAS DSD, THENCE AIRWAYS FACILITIES. PER WINDS, WE PLANNED RWY 22. UPON TAXI, TWR ISSUED RWY 4. UPON INITIAL CLBOUT FROM RWY 4, I SMELLED SMOKE AND ASKED THE CAPT IF HE DID AS WELL. 'NO,' HE SAID, THEN THE FLT ATTENDANT CALL CHIME DINGED. WE WERE, I BELIEVE, STILL BELOW 1000 FT AGL. AT OUR FLAP RETRACTION ALT, WE RETRACTED FLAPS, THEN SET CLB PWR AT THE APPROPRIATE ALT. DISTR BY THE PROSPECT OF SMOKE, I (THE PF) ANSWERED THE FLT ATTENDANT WHILE THE CAPT CHKED IN WITH ATC. SHE SAID THE SMOKE ALARM WAS GOING OFF AND THE CABIN SMELLED 'FUNNY.' WE DETERMINED SOME DEICE FLUID MUST HAVE GOTTEN INTO THE APU BLEED. THIS WAS AN APU ASSISTED TKOF, WITH APU BLEED OPEN, AND THE RESULTING MOLASSES-SMELLING SMOKE, ACCORDING TO AURAL HISTORY, JIBED WITH THIS IDEA. THE CAPT ADJUSTED THE BLEEDS AND THE SMOKE ALARM QUIT SOUNDING -- PROB AVERTED. MEANWHILE, DISTR, I AWAITED VECTORS FROM CTR. ATC, HOWEVER, ASKED WHERE WE WERE AND IF WE HAD BEGUN OUR TURN TO DSD VOR. WE HAD NOT YET, BUT DID SO IMMEDIATELY. THE CTLR SAID HE DID HAVE ANOTHER ACFT ON THE ILS FOR RWY 22 (INBOUND ALONG OUR OUTBOUND PATH). AS I HAVE WRITTEN, WE MADE AN IMMEDIATE TURN TO THE VOR, AND HEARD NOTHING FURTHER. WE NEVER SAW THE OTHER ACFT (THOUGH IT WAS IMC), NOR DID WE RECEIVE ANY TFC ALERTS ON THE TCASII. I UNDERSTOOD IMMEDIATELY I (THE PF) ALLOWED MYSELF TO GET DISTR FROM MY PRIMARY DUTY OF FLYING THE AIRPLANE, AND THUS DISTR, CONFUSED OUR DEP CLRNC. I FEEL EXTREMELY FORTUNATE THAT NO INCIDENT OR ACCIDENT OCCURRED AS A RESULT OF MY ACTIONS.

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.