An air carrier pilot reports departing rno runway 16R on the rno four SID and flying runway heading....

Attributes
ACN	767014
Time
Date	200712
Place
Locale Reference	airport : rno.airport
State Reference	NV
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : rno.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	A320
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	climbout : initial
Route In Use	departure sid : rno 4
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	767014
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	FAA Chart Or Publication
Primary Problem	Chart Or Publication
Situations
Chart	sid : rno 4

Narrative:

On initial climb from reno we were asked why we were not tracking localizer outbound. When we explained the new chart procedure and NOTAM instructed us to fly ATC heading and we were still on runway heading awaiting heading assignment. We were advised by departure that there had been no changes to procedure and we were supposed to be tracking localizer. ATC clearance from rno was reno 4 radar vectors to J92. Reno 4 is a new chart that has changed the departure procedure to fly assigned heading rather than track the localizer outbound. There is also an fdc NOTAM issued to show the same thing; fly heading off of runway 16R rather than track localizer outbound. While on initial climb we accepted wind drift that took us to the east of localizer course. When asked by ATC why we were not on course and explaining the chart and NOTAM; we were told by controller that there should have been no changes to departure procedure and we must track localizer. Not up to him to assign heading. Review chart procedure off of runway 16R rno. Reissue corrected chart; corrected NOTAM or advise facility involved of changes when they happen.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ACR PLT RPTS DEPARTING RNO RWY 16R ON THE RNO FOUR SID AND FLYING RWY HDG. ATC DIRECTED CREW TO FLY I-RNO LOC DIFFERENT FROM SID.

Narrative: ON INITIAL CLB FROM RENO WE WERE ASKED WHY WE WERE NOT TRACKING LOC OUTBOUND. WHEN WE EXPLAINED THE NEW CHART PROC AND NOTAM INSTRUCTED US TO FLY ATC HDG AND WE WERE STILL ON RWY HDG AWAITING HDG ASSIGNMENT. WE WERE ADVISED BY DEP THAT THERE HAD BEEN NO CHANGES TO PROC AND WE WERE SUPPOSED TO BE TRACKING LOC. ATC CLRNC FROM RNO WAS RENO 4 RADAR VECTORS TO J92. RENO 4 IS A NEW CHART THAT HAS CHANGED THE DEP PROC TO FLY ASSIGNED HDG RATHER THAN TRACK THE LOC OUTBOUND. THERE IS ALSO AN FDC NOTAM ISSUED TO SHOW THE SAME THING; FLY HDG OFF OF RWY 16R RATHER THAN TRACK LOC OUTBOUND. WHILE ON INITIAL CLB WE ACCEPTED WIND DRIFT THAT TOOK US TO THE E OF LOC COURSE. WHEN ASKED BY ATC WHY WE WERE NOT ON COURSE AND EXPLAINING THE CHART AND NOTAM; WE WERE TOLD BY CTLR THAT THERE SHOULD HAVE BEEN NO CHANGES TO DEP PROC AND WE MUST TRACK LOC. NOT UP TO HIM TO ASSIGN HDG. REVIEW CHART PROC OFF OF RWY 16R RNO. REISSUE CORRECTED CHART; CORRECTED NOTAM OR ADVISE FACILITY INVOLVED OF CHANGES WHEN THEY HAPPEN.

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.

An air carrier pilot reports departing rno runway 16R on the rno four SID and flying runway heading. ATC directed crew to fly i-rno localizer different from SID.