Narrative:

Lgb-oak left seat departure from runway 30, clearance called for 270 degree heading after departure on runway heading out of 1500 ft. Autoplt on at approximately 200 ft. Outside scan was begun for traffic. At 1500 ft, heading of 180 degrees was selected and verbally called out. First officer never caught incorrect heading since he was performing a frequency change at the same time. As aircraft turned through a heading of about 240 degrees, ATC asked for a heading of 280 degrees and brought the incorrect turn to our attention. The aircraft was brought immediately back toward 270 degree heading. Aircraft overshot turn by about 45 degrees. There were no TCASII warnings or traffic incursions. Too much attention was given in this case to looking for traffic and distraction us from catching the incorrect heading earlier. Some departures require a 180 degree heading and others require a 270 degree heading from this runway, depending on the direction of flight. We were advised by socal approach that this has become a recurring problem with our company departures. Standard departures should be given out of this airport, even simple things such as a difference in heading can become missed when looking for traffic. Air carrier operations out of the class D through the class east airspace below the class B airspace with a left turn through an airway, VFR corridor and practice area all while performing a frequency change are demanding, to say the least. Standard departures would be helpful.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A320 CREW HAD A TRACK DEV WHEN THEY TURNED TOWARD AN INCORRECT HDG ON DEP AT LGB.

Narrative: LGB-OAK L SEAT DEP FROM RWY 30, CLRNC CALLED FOR 270 DEG HDG AFTER DEP ON RWY HDG OUT OF 1500 FT. AUTOPLT ON AT APPROX 200 FT. OUTSIDE SCAN WAS BEGUN FOR TFC. AT 1500 FT, HDG OF 180 DEGS WAS SELECTED AND VERBALLY CALLED OUT. FO NEVER CAUGHT INCORRECT HDG SINCE HE WAS PERFORMING A FREQ CHANGE AT THE SAME TIME. AS ACFT TURNED THROUGH A HDG OF ABOUT 240 DEGS, ATC ASKED FOR A HDG OF 280 DEGS AND BROUGHT THE INCORRECT TURN TO OUR ATTN. THE ACFT WAS BROUGHT IMMEDIATELY BACK TOWARD 270 DEG HDG. ACFT OVERSHOT TURN BY ABOUT 45 DEGS. THERE WERE NO TCASII WARNINGS OR TFC INCURSIONS. TOO MUCH ATTN WAS GIVEN IN THIS CASE TO LOOKING FOR TFC AND DISTR US FROM CATCHING THE INCORRECT HDG EARLIER. SOME DEPS REQUIRE A 180 DEG HDG AND OTHERS REQUIRE A 270 DEG HDG FROM THIS RWY, DEPENDING ON THE DIRECTION OF FLT. WE WERE ADVISED BY SOCAL APCH THAT THIS HAS BECOME A RECURRING PROB WITH OUR COMPANY DEPS. STANDARD DEPS SHOULD BE GIVEN OUT OF THIS ARPT, EVEN SIMPLE THINGS SUCH AS A DIFFERENCE IN HDG CAN BECOME MISSED WHEN LOOKING FOR TFC. ACR OPS OUT OF THE CLASS D THROUGH THE CLASS E AIRSPACE BELOW THE CLASS B AIRSPACE WITH A L TURN THROUGH AN AIRWAY, VFR CORRIDOR AND PRACTICE AREA ALL WHILE PERFORMING A FREQ CHANGE ARE DEMANDING, TO SAY THE LEAST. STANDARD DEPS WOULD BE HELPFUL.

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.