B737 flight crew fails to note 250K speed restriction on the midway 7 SID.

Attributes
ACN	815128
Time
Date	200812
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mdw.airport
State Reference	IL
Altitude	msl single value : 13000
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : c90.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	departure sid : midway
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 8000
ASRS Report	815128
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 219 flight time type : 3000
ASRS Report	814230
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure other anomaly
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted none taken : detected after the fact
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Chart Or Publication Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Situations
Chart	sid : midway

Narrative:

Assigned midway 7 departure with a transition which contained a 250 KT airspeed restr. The midway 7 with this restr is new with an effective date of nov/xa/08. We missed the restr in the small writing of the text for the restr. We realized the mistake when chicago told us to resume normal speed. Luckily we had not exceeded the speed for very long if at all. Perhaps they could change the location of the restr to larger font and place it below the title of the SID on the commercial chart plate much like they do the los angeles departures. Also; make it a standard location for all the commercial chart plates; which obviously it's not. Of course; we should have caught it by being more careful reading the plate. It was night; we were busy deicing; running late; and had plenty of distrs. All the reason to slow down more during those circumstances.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B737 FLIGHT CREW FAILS TO NOTE 250K SPEED RESTRICTION ON THE MIDWAY 7 SID.

Narrative: ASSIGNED MIDWAY 7 DEP WITH A TRANSITION WHICH CONTAINED A 250 KT AIRSPD RESTR. THE MIDWAY 7 WITH THIS RESTR IS NEW WITH AN EFFECTIVE DATE OF NOV/XA/08. WE MISSED THE RESTR IN THE SMALL WRITING OF THE TEXT FOR THE RESTR. WE REALIZED THE MISTAKE WHEN CHICAGO TOLD US TO RESUME NORMAL SPD. LUCKILY WE HAD NOT EXCEEDED THE SPD FOR VERY LONG IF AT ALL. PERHAPS THEY COULD CHANGE THE LOCATION OF THE RESTR TO LARGER FONT AND PLACE IT BELOW THE TITLE OF THE SID ON THE COMMERCIAL CHART PLATE MUCH LIKE THEY DO THE LOS ANGELES DEPARTURES. ALSO; MAKE IT A STANDARD LOCATION FOR ALL THE COMMERCIAL CHART PLATES; WHICH OBVIOUSLY IT'S NOT. OF COURSE; WE SHOULD HAVE CAUGHT IT BY BEING MORE CAREFUL READING THE PLATE. IT WAS NIGHT; WE WERE BUSY DEICING; RUNNING LATE; AND HAD PLENTY OF DISTRS. ALL THE REASON TO SLOW DOWN MORE DURING THOSE CIRCUMSTANCES.

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.