An airbus 340 departs atl on the atl 5 SID and fails to comply with the speed instruction of 250 KTS...

Attributes
ACN	607035
Time
Date	200401
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : atl.airport
State Reference	GA
Altitude	msl single value : 4000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : a80.tracon tower : atl.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	A340
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	departure sid : atl five
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : departure
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller radar : 17 controller time certified in position1 : 13
ASRS Report	607035
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly
Independent Detector	atc equipment other atc equipment : radar other controllera other controllerb other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued advisory controller : issued new clearance
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Aircraft X departed runway 27R at atl. As the aircraft got about 7 mi southwest, I observed their ground speed at 160 KTS. I told the aircraft to increase speed to 250 KTS and asked the pilots their speed (165 KTS). According to the atlanta 5 departure, aircraft are required to immediately accelerate to 250 KTS or advise the tower. Atl tower routinely clears aircraft for takeoff based on pilots adhering to the SID requirements. A heavy airbus climbing out at 165 KTS with subsequent aircraft climbing out at 250 KTS will very quickly become an unsafe situation.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN AIRBUS 340 DEPARTS ATL ON THE ATL 5 SID AND FAILS TO COMPLY WITH THE SPD INSTRUCTION OF 250 KTS.

Narrative: ACFT X DEPARTED RWY 27R AT ATL. AS THE ACFT GOT ABOUT 7 MI SW, I OBSERVED THEIR GND SPD AT 160 KTS. I TOLD THE ACFT TO INCREASE SPD TO 250 KTS AND ASKED THE PLTS THEIR SPD (165 KTS). ACCORDING TO THE ATLANTA 5 DEP, ACFT ARE REQUIRED TO IMMEDIATELY ACCELERATE TO 250 KTS OR ADVISE THE TWR. ATL TWR ROUTINELY CLRS ACFT FOR TKOF BASED ON PLTS ADHERING TO THE SID REQUIREMENTS. A HVY AIRBUS CLBING OUT AT 165 KTS WITH SUBSEQUENT ACFT CLBING OUT AT 250 KTS WILL VERY QUICKLY BECOME AN UNSAFE SIT.

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.