Narrative:

We were en route from roc to sna, when over colorado, the captain noticed a fuel imbal. A precautionary landing was made in las to verify the fuel situation. After I purchased fuel, the captain informed me he had gotten the clearance and loaded the FMS for our flight to sna. We did not have the hard copy of the SID. The captain told me that clearance delivery told him that the boach one departure was a new procedure. The captain told me he asked clearance delivery to read the SID to him, but clearance delivery did not. Our FMS showed no fixes other than boach. After takeoff, the captain started to proceed directly to boach intersection with a climb to 7000 ft MSL as assigned by clearance delivery. Shortly after contacting departure control, we were questioned as to what route we were taking. We were given a corrective heading and a telephone number to call. Factors/inactions/decisions: 1) passenger anxious to get to meetings. 2) we were rushed due to our unscheduled landing and departure at busy las vegas. 3) increased stress due to mechanical problem. 4) brand new airplane (40 hours total time) with avionics package. First airplane that either of us had flown with proline 21 avionics. 5) as relayed to me by the captain, clearance delivery was not specific considering we did not have the paper SID and asked for help understanding the procedure. 6) the captain did not enter the departure runway which eliminated all fixes before boach intersection. 7) the clearance did not seem correct. I am a contract pilot that is very aware of maintaining good relations with my clients. I should have been forceful in resolving my uncomfortable feelings about the clearance. 8) if we had a paper SID, we would have known immediately that our FMS was not properly loaded for the appropriate course information. I feel this whole event could have been easily avoided by better communication on the part of clearance delivery, the captain and myself. All parties were in a hurry with bad assumptions made. I will not go flying again without appropriate charts and a clean understanding of ATC instructions.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLT CREW OF H25B DEPART LAS ON BOACH SID WITH NEITHER A PAPER COPY OF THE DEP OR AN FMS DISPLAY OF SAME.

Narrative: WE WERE ENRTE FROM ROC TO SNA, WHEN OVER COLORADO, THE CAPT NOTICED A FUEL IMBAL. A PRECAUTIONARY LNDG WAS MADE IN LAS TO VERIFY THE FUEL SIT. AFTER I PURCHASED FUEL, THE CAPT INFORMED ME HE HAD GOTTEN THE CLRNC AND LOADED THE FMS FOR OUR FLT TO SNA. WE DID NOT HAVE THE HARD COPY OF THE SID. THE CAPT TOLD ME THAT CLRNC DELIVERY TOLD HIM THAT THE BOACH ONE DEP WAS A NEW PROC. THE CAPT TOLD ME HE ASKED CLRNC DELIVERY TO READ THE SID TO HIM, BUT CLRNC DELIVERY DID NOT. OUR FMS SHOWED NO FIXES OTHER THAN BOACH. AFTER TKOF, THE CAPT STARTED TO PROCEED DIRECTLY TO BOACH INTXN WITH A CLB TO 7000 FT MSL AS ASSIGNED BY CLRNC DELIVERY. SHORTLY AFTER CONTACTING DEP CTL, WE WERE QUESTIONED AS TO WHAT RTE WE WERE TAKING. WE WERE GIVEN A CORRECTIVE HEADING AND A TELEPHONE NUMBER TO CALL. FACTORS/INACTIONS/DECISIONS: 1) PAX ANXIOUS TO GET TO MEETINGS. 2) WE WERE RUSHED DUE TO OUR UNSCHEDULED LNDG AND DEP AT BUSY LAS VEGAS. 3) INCREASED STRESS DUE TO MECHANICAL PROB. 4) BRAND NEW AIRPLANE (40 HRS TOTAL TIME) WITH AVIONICS PACKAGE. FIRST AIRPLANE THAT EITHER OF US HAD FLOWN WITH PROLINE 21 AVIONICS. 5) AS RELAYED TO ME BY THE CAPT, CLRNC DELIVERY WAS NOT SPECIFIC CONSIDERING WE DID NOT HAVE THE PAPER SID AND ASKED FOR HELP UNDERSTANDING THE PROC. 6) THE CAPT DID NOT ENTER THE DEP RWY WHICH ELIMINATED ALL FIXES BEFORE BOACH INTXN. 7) THE CLRNC DID NOT SEEM CORRECT. I AM A CONTRACT PLT THAT IS VERY AWARE OF MAINTAINING GOOD RELATIONS WITH MY CLIENTS. I SHOULD HAVE BEEN FORCEFUL IN RESOLVING MY UNCOMFORTABLE FEELINGS ABOUT THE CLRNC. 8) IF WE HAD A PAPER SID, WE WOULD HAVE KNOWN IMMEDIATELY THAT OUR FMS WAS NOT PROPERLY LOADED FOR THE APPROPRIATE COURSE INFO. I FEEL THIS WHOLE EVENT COULD HAVE BEEN EASILY AVOIDED BY BETTER COM ON THE PART OF CLRNC DELIVERY, THE CAPT AND MYSELF. ALL PARTIES WERE IN A HURRY WITH BAD ASSUMPTIONS MADE. I WILL NOT GO FLYING AGAIN WITHOUT APPROPRIATE CHARTS AND A CLEAN UNDERSTANDING OF ATC INSTRUCTIONS.

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.