Narrative:

The following occurred on the final leg of our 4 day trip, just after takeoff from reno. Airbus 319 was cleared reno 3 departure, runway heading, as filed, maintain 15000 ft, departure 119.2. Cannot remember the squawk. Captain gave a complete briefing as per the company fom and I had no questions. We were cleared for takeoff and departed at XG44. Upon rotation, captain called gear up after a positive rate of climb and then mistakenly called managed navigation. I initially selected managed navigation as commanded but as per company fom, I immediately reminded captain the clearance was runway heading which meant for him to call heading 164 degrees instead of managed navigation. I then selected runway heading. The autoplt was disconnected at this time. We proceeded for approximately 3-4 mi until captain made an unexpected coordinated turn to the left and was turning north, away from our ATC clearance heading. As a first officer, I tried to initially figure out if captain was incapacitated, turning for traffic, or some other unknown factor. Captain called for flaps up in the continuous turn and I again informed him we were supposed to maintain runway heading, and even pointed to the takeoff data card which I filled out he had previously briefed that stated runway heading as filed. Departure contacted us after 10-15 seconds and told us to turn right to heading 140 degrees. After a brief moment, departure then told us the reno 3 departure keeps us on runway heading until advised, and that our track is reserved for engine out procedures. I thanked the controller for his help with all headings, altitudes and ATC communication. Supplemental information from acn 636144; captain (PF) mistook the departure instructions and started a left turn to fmg VOR. This was the single engine procedure, at 3 DME from the localizer. Captain did not hear the first officer try to correct the turn due to radio traffic.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A319 CREW HAD A TRACK DEV DEPARTING THE RENO 3 SID, WHEN THE CAPT FLEW THE ENG OUT PROC.

Narrative: THE FOLLOWING OCCURRED ON THE FINAL LEG OF OUR 4 DAY TRIP, JUST AFTER TKOF FROM RENO. AIRBUS 319 WAS CLRED RENO 3 DEP, RWY HDG, AS FILED, MAINTAIN 15000 FT, DEP 119.2. CANNOT REMEMBER THE SQUAWK. CAPT GAVE A COMPLETE BRIEFING AS PER THE COMPANY FOM AND I HAD NO QUESTIONS. WE WERE CLRED FOR TKOF AND DEPARTED AT XG44. UPON ROTATION, CAPT CALLED GEAR UP AFTER A POSITIVE RATE OF CLB AND THEN MISTAKENLY CALLED MANAGED NAV. I INITIALLY SELECTED MANAGED NAV AS COMMANDED BUT AS PER COMPANY FOM, I IMMEDIATELY REMINDED CAPT THE CLRNC WAS RWY HDG WHICH MEANT FOR HIM TO CALL HDG 164 DEGS INSTEAD OF MANAGED NAV. I THEN SELECTED RWY HDG. THE AUTOPLT WAS DISCONNECTED AT THIS TIME. WE PROCEEDED FOR APPROX 3-4 MI UNTIL CAPT MADE AN UNEXPECTED COORDINATED TURN TO THE L AND WAS TURNING N, AWAY FROM OUR ATC CLRNC HDG. AS A FO, I TRIED TO INITIALLY FIGURE OUT IF CAPT WAS INCAPACITATED, TURNING FOR TFC, OR SOME OTHER UNKNOWN FACTOR. CAPT CALLED FOR FLAPS UP IN THE CONTINUOUS TURN AND I AGAIN INFORMED HIM WE WERE SUPPOSED TO MAINTAIN RWY HDG, AND EVEN POINTED TO THE TKOF DATA CARD WHICH I FILLED OUT HE HAD PREVIOUSLY BRIEFED THAT STATED RWY HDG AS FILED. DEP CONTACTED US AFTER 10-15 SECONDS AND TOLD US TO TURN R TO HDG 140 DEGS. AFTER A BRIEF MOMENT, DEP THEN TOLD US THE RENO 3 DEP KEEPS US ON RWY HDG UNTIL ADVISED, AND THAT OUR TRACK IS RESERVED FOR ENG OUT PROCS. I THANKED THE CTLR FOR HIS HELP WITH ALL HDGS, ALTS AND ATC COM. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 636144; CAPT (PF) MISTOOK THE DEP INSTRUCTIONS AND STARTED A L TURN TO FMG VOR. THIS WAS THE SINGLE ENG PROC, AT 3 DME FROM THE LOC. CAPT DID NOT HEAR THE FO TRY TO CORRECT THE TURN DUE TO RADIO TFC.

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.