EMB140 flight crew had track/heading deviation during the SJC9 departure.

Attributes
ACN	696210
Time
Date	200605
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sjc.airport
State Reference	CA
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : nct.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	EMB ERJ 140 ER&LR
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : initial
Route In Use	departure sid : san jose
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	696210
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued advisory flight crew : returned to intended or assigned course
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Chart Or Publication Flight Crew Human Performance Environmental Factor
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

On my departure from sjc; was distracted by radio interference while trying to contact departure control on norcal departure frequency. Initiated right turn out to east slightly beyond designated turn point on san jose 9 departure. Started turn as sorted out frequency difficulty and contacted norcal departure. Departure control reminded crew of turn; crew was already in turn. Rest of flight uneventful.callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter stated that the flight crew became involved with the radio and the interference on the frequency and neglected to fly the aircraft. The reporter indicated that the norcal departure frequency has had some sort of interference on it each time he has departed the airport.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: EMB140 FLT CREW HAD TRACK/HEADING DEVIATION DURING THE SJC9 DEP.

Narrative: ON MY DEP FROM SJC; WAS DISTRACTED BY RADIO INTERFERENCE WHILE TRYING TO CONTACT DEP CTL ON NORCAL DEP FREQUENCY. INITIATED R TURN OUT TO E SLIGHTLY BEYOND DESIGNATED TURN POINT ON SAN JOSE 9 DEP. STARTED TURN AS SORTED OUT FREQUENCY DIFFICULTY AND CONTACTED NORCAL DEP. DEP CTL REMINDED CREW OF TURN; CREW WAS ALREADY IN TURN. REST OF FLT UNEVENTFUL.CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR STATED THAT THE FLT CREW BECAME INVOLVED WITH THE RADIO AND THE INTERFERENCE ON THE FREQUENCY AND NEGLECTED TO FLY THE ACFT. THE RPTR INDICATED THAT THE NORCAL DEP FREQUENCY HAS HAD SOME SORT OF INTERFERENCE ON IT EACH TIME HE HAS DEPARTED THE ARPT.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.