LJ31 departure from vny turns in the wrong direction while programming FMS.

Attributes
ACN	610759
Time
Date	200403
Day	Tue
Place
Locale Reference	airport : vny.airport
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl single value : 13000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : sct.tracon
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Learjet 31
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	departure sid : n/a
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : corporate
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : atp pilot : multi engine
Experience	controller radar : 17 flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 7000 flight time type : 2000
ASRS Report	610759
Person 2
Affiliation	company : corporate
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft Chart Or Publication
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

While departing vny on fairly complicated SID procedure on climb out ATC requested we turn to a heading, intercept a radial, track it outbound resume the departure, the radial was not part of the SID. The FMS named an intersection different than on the plate, prior to getting the FMS programmed and frequency changed and aircraft turned our heading was changed and we were given a phone number to call. I believe we could have turned aircraft faster but I also believe the SID should not be labeled as it is and the frequency and congestion definitely was a factor because the controller whose sector we switched on to never said anything until we were going the wrong way for a short while. We got the aircraft turned and nothing became of it, however it could have been done better.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: LJ31 DEP FROM VNY TURNS IN THE WRONG DIRECTION WHILE PROGRAMMING FMS.

Narrative: WHILE DEPARTING VNY ON FAIRLY COMPLICATED SID PROC ON CLBOUT ATC REQUESTED WE TURN TO A HDG, INTERCEPT A RADIAL, TRACK IT OUTBOUND RESUME THE DEP, THE RADIAL WAS NOT PART OF THE SID. THE FMS NAMED AN INTXN DIFFERENT THAN ON THE PLATE, PRIOR TO GETTING THE FMS PROGRAMMED AND FREQ CHANGED AND ACFT TURNED OUR HDG WAS CHANGED AND WE WERE GIVEN A PHONE NUMBER TO CALL. I BELIEVE WE COULD HAVE TURNED ACFT FASTER BUT I ALSO BELIEVE THE SID SHOULD NOT BE LABELED AS IT IS AND THE FREQ AND CONGESTION DEFINITELY WAS A FACTOR BECAUSE THE CTLR WHOSE SECTOR WE SWITCHED ON TO NEVER SAID ANYTHING UNTIL WE WERE GOING THE WRONG WAY FOR A SHORT WHILE. WE GOT THE ACFT TURNED AND NOTHING BECAME OF IT, HOWEVER IT COULD HAVE BEEN DONE BETTER.

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.