Narrative:

While departing teb, nj, runway 24, we were cleared to use the teb 5 departure (eliot transition). After initial departure we experienced difficulty with our radio (poor quality xmissions and receptions). While trying to troubleshoot a radio problem and flying through some turbulence, I missed my assigned altitude. After realizing the deviation, I immediately returned to my altitude. Shortly thereafter, I did not hear the vector that was given to us. ATC questioned us later regarding our heading and altitude. During departure I was concentrating on complying with a noise abatement procedure when my attention was diverted to our radio difficulties, along with flying through some turbulence. Contributing factors: I feel intimidated when flying in ny airspace, I am a relatively low time jet captain with limited experience, I do not routinely fly in and out of this airspace, and I became overwhelmed very quickly during this incident. I need to develop better crew coordination skills. Supplemental information from acn 618372: after departure teb, nj, runway 5, teb 5 departure transition to eliot intersection, after takeoff climb, we received an altitude assignment which I didn't convey clearly to the captain. A communication problem with my transmitter receiver had my attention diverted to the communication problem rather than assisting the pilot with altitude restr. The departure calls for a right turn, then a climb, which we had briefed prior to departure. The controller changed our altitude restriction to 1500 ft MSL with a turn to 290 degrees at the same time we were slightly below 1500 ft MSL. The pilot's not receiving an altitude restr from me caused the deviation. Contributing factors: change of altitude given by ATC when we had briefed for the altitudes and heading prior to departure. I later changed to another transmitter and problems resolved. My poor communication to pilot flying while dealing with a communication problem. Poor crew coordination on my part in communicating an altitude assignment. I need to develop a more positive delivery of communication with ATC, which will improve my crew coordination skills.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ACR CREW ADMITTED THEIR ERROR IN NOT PROPERLY FOLLOWING THE TEB DEP PROC.

Narrative: WHILE DEPARTING TEB, NJ, RWY 24, WE WERE CLRED TO USE THE TEB 5 DEP (ELIOT TRANSITION). AFTER INITIAL DEP WE EXPERIENCED DIFFICULTY WITH OUR RADIO (POOR QUALITY XMISSIONS AND RECEPTIONS). WHILE TRYING TO TROUBLESHOOT A RADIO PROB AND FLYING THROUGH SOME TURB, I MISSED MY ASSIGNED ALT. AFTER REALIZING THE DEVIATION, I IMMEDIATELY RETURNED TO MY ALT. SHORTLY THEREAFTER, I DID NOT HEAR THE VECTOR THAT WAS GIVEN TO US. ATC QUESTIONED US LATER REGARDING OUR HDG AND ALT. DURING DEP I WAS CONCENTRATING ON COMPLYING WITH A NOISE ABATEMENT PROC WHEN MY ATTENTION WAS DIVERTED TO OUR RADIO DIFFICULTIES, ALONG WITH FLYING THROUGH SOME TURB. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS: I FEEL INTIMIDATED WHEN FLYING IN NY AIRSPACE, I AM A RELATIVELY LOW TIME JET CAPT WITH LIMITED EXPERIENCE, I DO NOT ROUTINELY FLY IN AND OUT OF THIS AIRSPACE, AND I BECAME OVERWHELMED VERY QUICKLY DURING THIS INCIDENT. I NEED TO DEVELOP BETTER CREW COORD SKILLS. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 618372: AFTER DEP TEB, NJ, RWY 5, TEB 5 DEP TRANSITION TO ELIOT INTERSECTION, AFTER TAKEOFF CLIMB, WE RECEIVED AN ALT ASSIGNMENT WHICH I DIDN'T CONVEY CLEARLY TO THE CAPT. A COM PROB WITH MY XMITTER RECEIVER HAD MY ATTENTION DIVERTED TO THE COM PROB RATHER THAN ASSISTING THE PLT WITH ALT RESTR. THE DEP CALLS FOR A R TURN, THEN A CLB, WHICH WE HAD BRIEFED PRIOR TO DEP. THE CTLR CHANGED OUR ALT RESTRICTION TO 1500 FT MSL WITH A TURN TO 290 DEGS AT THE SAME TIME WE WERE SLIGHTLY BELOW 1500 FT MSL. THE PLT'S NOT RECEIVING AN ALT RESTR FROM ME CAUSED THE DEVIATION. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS: CHANGE OF ALT GIVEN BY ATC WHEN WE HAD BRIEFED FOR THE ALTS AND HDG PRIOR TO DEP. I LATER CHANGED TO ANOTHER XMITTER AND PROBS RESOLVED. MY POOR COMMUNICATION TO PLT FLYING WHILE DEALING WITH A COM PROB. POOR CREW COORD ON MY PART IN COMMUNICATING AN ALT ASSIGNMENT. I NEED TO DEVELOP A MORE POSITIVE DELIVERY OF COM WITH ATC, WHICH WILL IMPROVE MY CREW COORD SKILLS.

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.