Citation 550 bravo flight crew has a track/heading deviation during the teb 5 departure.

Attributes
ACN	728150
Time
Date	200702
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : teb.airport
State Reference	NJ
Altitude	msl bound lower : 1500 msl bound upper : 4000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : n90.tracon
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Citation II S2/Bravo
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	climbout : initial
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : corporate
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 72 flight time total : 5035 flight time type : 35
ASRS Report	728150
Person 2
Affiliation	company : corporate
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance controller : issued advisory flight crew : returned to intended or assigned course
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

We were assigned teb 5 departure expecting a transition to white intersection via cyn. At 1500 ft we were instructed to intercept radial 350 degrees to our fix. At the same time we were having difficulties transmitting and receiving on our both radios which made ATC instructions hard to understand. I was busy communicating with the ATC to clarify the instructions while my PIC tried to intercept the assigned radial. About a minute later the ATC questioned our present heading which at that time was 150 degrees. The ATC immediately assigned us a new heading of 280 degrees and said the we are to intercept the 350 radial degrees off cyn. Prior to our departure we reviewed the departure procedure; tuned on the proper navigation frequencies and set our cdis to the appropriate radial for the anticipated interception. The checklist was complete. We were both using the same navigation FMS for departure. However; because of the radios not being so clear and I trying to ask for clarifications; both I and the PIC forgot to transfer cyn frequency to the use side on our navigation radios which were set to teb VOR to identify the 4.5 DME from teb at 1500 ft. Think had we set at least one the navs and CDI; on sic side; to the cyn navigation prior to departure we would have eliminated the confusion and turning to 150 degrees instead of 280 degrees.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CITATION 550 BRAVO FLT CREW HAS A TRACK/HEADING DEVIATION DURING THE TEB 5 DEP.

Narrative: WE WERE ASSIGNED TEB 5 DEP EXPECTING A TRANSITION TO WHITE INTXN VIA CYN. AT 1500 FT WE WERE INSTRUCTED TO INTERCEPT RADIAL 350 DEGS TO OUR FIX. AT THE SAME TIME WE WERE HAVING DIFFICULTIES TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING ON OUR BOTH RADIOS WHICH MADE ATC INSTRUCTIONS HARD TO UNDERSTAND. I WAS BUSY COMMUNICATING WITH THE ATC TO CLARIFY THE INSTRUCTIONS WHILE MY PIC TRIED TO INTERCEPT THE ASSIGNED RADIAL. ABOUT A MINUTE LATER THE ATC QUESTIONED OUR PRESENT HEADING WHICH AT THAT TIME WAS 150 DEGS. THE ATC IMMEDIATELY ASSIGNED US A NEW HEADING OF 280 DEGS AND SAID THE WE ARE TO INTERCEPT THE 350 RADIAL DEGS OFF CYN. PRIOR TO OUR DEP WE REVIEWED THE DEP PROC; TUNED ON THE PROPER NAV FREQUENCIES AND SET OUR CDIS TO THE APPROPRIATE RADIAL FOR THE ANTICIPATED INTERCEPTION. THE CHKLIST WAS COMPLETE. WE WERE BOTH USING THE SAME NAV FMS FOR DEP. HOWEVER; BECAUSE OF THE RADIOS NOT BEING SO CLEAR AND I TRYING TO ASK FOR CLARIFICATIONS; BOTH I AND THE PIC FORGOT TO TRANSFER CYN FREQUENCY TO THE USE SIDE ON OUR NAV RADIOS WHICH WERE SET TO TEB VOR TO IDENTIFY THE 4.5 DME FROM TEB AT 1500 FT. THINK HAD WE SET AT LEAST ONE THE NAVS AND CDI; ON SIC SIDE; TO THE CYN NAV PRIOR TO DEP WE WOULD HAVE ELIMINATED THE CONFUSION AND TURNING TO 150 DEGS INSTEAD OF 280 DEGS.

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.