E120 captain questions applicability for his operation of a climb gradient departure NOTAM for crw.

Attributes
ACN	562442
Time
Date	200210
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : crw.airport
State Reference	WV
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 3000
Environment
Flight Conditions	Marginal
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : crw.tower tower : zzz.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Brasilia EMB-120 All Series
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff ground : taxi ground : takeoff roll ground : preflight
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 7900 flight time type : 5000
ASRS Report	562442
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : weather non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Environmental Factor Chart Or Publication Airspace Structure Airport Company
Primary Problem	Chart Or Publication

Narrative:

Departed crw with 1 mi visibility. There is an fdc NOTAM that requires a climb gradient for departures with this WX. I've had some training department people tell me that the NOTAM doesn't apply. I've had some tell me that company policy is that the NOTAM doesn't apply, but that the company is wrong. I've had some training department people tell me that the NOTAM does apply, but that we can comply with the gradient per our runway analysis. I have no idea who is right. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter was confused in that he did not realize that any airport NOTAM with regard to instrument departures and arrs would routinely apply to his operation per company operations manual. Therefore, it is the flight crew's duty to review their aircraft performance to assure compliance, as in this incident, wherein their aircraft probably exceeded the NOTAM gradient requirements.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: E120 CAPT QUESTIONS APPLICABILITY FOR HIS OP OF A CLB GRADIENT DEP NOTAM FOR CRW.

Narrative: DEPARTED CRW WITH 1 MI VISIBILITY. THERE IS AN FDC NOTAM THAT REQUIRES A CLB GRADIENT FOR DEPS WITH THIS WX. I'VE HAD SOME TRAINING DEPT PEOPLE TELL ME THAT THE NOTAM DOESN'T APPLY. I'VE HAD SOME TELL ME THAT COMPANY POLICY IS THAT THE NOTAM DOESN'T APPLY, BUT THAT THE COMPANY IS WRONG. I'VE HAD SOME TRAINING DEPT PEOPLE TELL ME THAT THE NOTAM DOES APPLY, BUT THAT WE CAN COMPLY WITH THE GRADIENT PER OUR RWY ANALYSIS. I HAVE NO IDEA WHO IS RIGHT. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR WAS CONFUSED IN THAT HE DID NOT REALIZE THAT ANY ARPT NOTAM WITH REGARD TO INST DEPS AND ARRS WOULD ROUTINELY APPLY TO HIS OP PER COMPANY OPS MANUAL. THEREFORE, IT IS THE FLC'S DUTY TO REVIEW THEIR ACFT PERFORMANCE TO ASSURE COMPLIANCE, AS IN THIS INCIDENT, WHEREIN THEIR ACFT PROBABLY EXCEEDED THE NOTAM GRADIENT REQUIREMENTS.

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.