Narrative:

We took off from runway 24 in teb on the teb 5 departure. The procedure is to climb runway heading to 1500 ft then turn right to 280 degrees and climb to 2000 ft. I did the climb and the level off at 1500 ft and was in the turn to 280 and the captain asked me if I wanted him to turn the autopilot on and I said yes; at this time I was still turning to a heading of 280 degrees. I looked down quickly and noticed that the autopilot had not captured and I was climbing and about 100 to 150 ft off my altitude. While I was trying to fix the altitude problem I went off my heading by about 60 degrees and ATC noticed that and corrected me telling me that I needed to get back on heading 280 because of incoming traffic. I quickly got the airplane level and back on course. Part of the distraction was a procedure that our company requires us to do; a noise abatement departure. I had never done this procedure and was unfamiliar and part of my attention was focused on that. After we were on our way the ATC controller advised us that there had not been any 'traffic separation' and we didn't need to take any further action. We apologized and briefly explained that we had an autopilot error. He said that it was no problem; just to take more caution next time. I fully agree with him and thank him for his understanding. In the future I will pay more attention to the autopilot capturing and make sure that it captures when I think it did. I know that teb is a very high volume area and all procedures must be followed.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CE560 FO REPORTS ALTITUDE AND HEADING DEVIATIONS ON THE TEB 5 DEPARTURE WHILE ATTEMPTING TO COMPLY WITH NOISE ABATEMENT PROCEDURES.

Narrative: WE TOOK OFF FROM RUNWAY 24 IN TEB ON THE TEB 5 DEPARTURE. THE PROCEDURE IS TO CLIMB RUNWAY HEADING TO 1500 FT THEN TURN RIGHT TO 280 DEGS AND CLIMB TO 2000 FT. I DID THE CLIMB AND THE LEVEL OFF AT 1500 FT AND WAS IN THE TURN TO 280 AND THE CAPTAIN ASKED ME IF I WANTED HIM TO TURN THE AUTOPILOT ON AND I SAID YES; AT THIS TIME I WAS STILL TURNING TO A HEADING OF 280 DEGS. I LOOKED DOWN QUICKLY AND NOTICED THAT THE AUTOPILOT HAD NOT CAPTURED AND I WAS CLIMBING AND ABOUT 100 TO 150 FT OFF MY ALTITUDE. WHILE I WAS TRYING TO FIX THE ALTITUDE PROBLEM I WENT OFF MY HEADING BY ABOUT 60 DEGREES AND ATC NOTICED THAT AND CORRECTED ME TELLING ME THAT I NEEDED TO GET BACK ON HEADING 280 BECAUSE OF INCOMING TRAFFIC. I QUICKLY GOT THE AIRPLANE LEVEL AND BACK ON COURSE. PART OF THE DISTRACTION WAS A PROCEDURE THAT OUR COMPANY REQUIRES US TO DO; A NOISE ABATEMENT DEPARTURE. I HAD NEVER DONE THIS PROCEDURE AND WAS UNFAMILIAR AND PART OF MY ATTENTION WAS FOCUSED ON THAT. AFTER WE WERE ON OUR WAY THE ATC CONTROLLER ADVISED US THAT THERE HAD NOT BEEN ANY 'TRAFFIC SEPARATION' AND WE DIDN'T NEED TO TAKE ANY FURTHER ACTION. WE APOLOGIZED AND BRIEFLY EXPLAINED THAT WE HAD AN AUTOPILOT ERROR. HE SAID THAT IT WAS NO PROBLEM; JUST TO TAKE MORE CAUTION NEXT TIME. I FULLY AGREE WITH HIM AND THANK HIM FOR HIS UNDERSTANDING. IN THE FUTURE I WILL PAY MORE ATTENTION TO THE AUTOPILOT CAPTURING AND MAKE SURE THAT IT CAPTURES WHEN I THINK IT DID. I KNOW THAT TEB IS A VERY HIGH VOLUME AREA AND ALL PROCEDURES MUST BE FOLLOWED.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 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.