Ord CRJ2 departure fails to ATC turn on departure because of company policy.

Attributes
ACN	602090
Time
Date	200312
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ord.airport
State Reference	IL
Altitude	agl single value : 1000
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : ord.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Regional Jet 200 ER&LR
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : initial climbout : takeoff climbout : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : radar pilot : instrument
Experience	controller limited radar : 12 controller radar : 10 flight time total : 1500
ASRS Report	602090
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued advisory
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Company Flight Crew Human Performance Airport
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Pilot was issued a left turn heading 220 degrees with his takeoff clearance off runway 32L at T10. All departures off of runway 32L must start initiate an immediate left turn because of traffic departing runway 32R on runway heading. When the pilot was approximately 3 mi off the departure end of the runway and still tracking runway heading, I asked him if he had started is turn yet. He replied that his company policy requires their pilots to initiate no turns until leaving 1000 ft if the WX is IFR. Fortunately there was no traffic conflict with traffic departing runway 32R but that was only coincidental. Controllers have not been briefed that air carrier operates under different procedures than every other operator at ohare. This procedure is unacceptable and will lead to separation losses if there is traffic departing the parallel runway. This company 'no turns below 1000 ft' procedure needs to be changed immediately. The FAA should have never approved this company procedure since it provides no separation for airports that rely on course divergence for separation.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ORD CRJ2 DEP FAILS TO ATC TURN ON DEP BECAUSE OF COMPANY POLICY.

Narrative: PLT WAS ISSUED A L TURN HEADING 220 DEGS WITH HIS TKOF CLRNC OFF RWY 32L AT T10. ALL DEPS OFF OF RWY 32L MUST START INITIATE AN IMMEDIATE L TURN BECAUSE OF TFC DEPARTING RWY 32R ON RWY HEADING. WHEN THE PLT WAS APPROX 3 MI OFF THE DEP END OF THE RWY AND STILL TRACKING RWY HEADING, I ASKED HIM IF HE HAD STARTED IS TURN YET. HE REPLIED THAT HIS COMPANY POLICY REQUIRES THEIR PLTS TO INITIATE NO TURNS UNTIL LEAVING 1000 FT IF THE WX IS IFR. FORTUNATELY THERE WAS NO TFC CONFLICT WITH TFC DEPARTING RWY 32R BUT THAT WAS ONLY COINCIDENTAL. CTLRS HAVE NOT BEEN BRIEFED THAT ACR OPERATES UNDER DIFFERENT PROCS THAN EVERY OTHER OPERATOR AT OHARE. THIS PROC IS UNACCEPTABLE AND WILL LEAD TO SEPARATION LOSSES IF THERE IS TFC DEPARTING THE PARALLEL RWY. THIS COMPANY 'NO TURNS BELOW 1000 FT' PROC NEEDS TO BE CHANGED IMMEDIATELY. THE FAA SHOULD HAVE NEVER APPROVED THIS COMPANY PROC SINCE IT PROVIDES NO SEPARATION FOR ARPTS THAT RELY ON COURSE DIVERGENCE FOR SEPARATION.

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.