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Reporter complains that ewr 1 SID is non specific and leads to confusion.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 84101 |
| Time | |
| Date | 198803 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : teb airport : ewr |
| State Reference | NJ |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 9000 msl bound upper : 9000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : n90 tower : sea |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Large Transport, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Route In Use | departure sid : sid enroute : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 165 flight time total : 8000 flight time type : 1500 |
| ASRS Report | 84101 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | controller : departure |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : clearance other anomaly other other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation other |
| Situations | |
| ATC Facility | procedure or policy : unspecified |
Narrative:
Our flight was filed as ewr-merit-orw-V16-woons-bos, and our clearance was cleared to bos by the newark 1 departure, merit, as filed, expect 160 in 10 mins, departure on 127.6 and squawk XXXX. Upon following the SID, initial heading after takeoff was 060 egs and climb to 2500'. Departure then asked us to turn left heading 040 degrees and maintain 5000'. We then were told to turn right heading 090 degrees and intercept the teb 125 degree right and to climb and maintain 9000'. After passing the lga VOR, we were told to make an immediate left turn to 040 degrees. We asked if we were to intercept the lga 055 degree right for merit and were told, 'that has been dead for a week, and intercept the bdr 249 degree right to bdr.' the remainder of the flight was routine. The newark 1 departure stated 'via vector to assigned route/fix.' and, because of this, after intercepting the teb 125 degree right, we were awaiting further instructions for merit. Also, merit intersection is depicted from 3 different radials which appears as only that and not as transition routings as in other sids. There is no way that we could have known to intercept the 249 degree right into bdr for sure. The newark 1 departure either needs to be done over with the use of transitional routings (as in other sids) to make sure that there is no question to the routing or ATC will have to give a more detailed departure clearance (and because of time, this is not practical).
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: REPORTER COMPLAINS THAT EWR 1 SID IS NON SPECIFIC AND LEADS TO CONFUSION.
Narrative: OUR FLT WAS FILED AS EWR-MERIT-ORW-V16-WOONS-BOS, AND OUR CLRNC WAS CLRED TO BOS BY THE NEWARK 1 DEP, MERIT, AS FILED, EXPECT 160 IN 10 MINS, DEP ON 127.6 AND SQUAWK XXXX. UPON FOLLOWING THE SID, INITIAL HDG AFTER TKOF WAS 060 EGS AND CLB TO 2500'. DEP THEN ASKED US TO TURN LEFT HDG 040 DEGS AND MAINTAIN 5000'. WE THEN WERE TOLD TO TURN RIGHT HDG 090 DEGS AND INTERCEPT THE TEB 125 DEG R AND TO CLB AND MAINTAIN 9000'. AFTER PASSING THE LGA VOR, WE WERE TOLD TO MAKE AN IMMEDIATE LEFT TURN TO 040 DEGS. WE ASKED IF WE WERE TO INTERCEPT THE LGA 055 DEG R FOR MERIT AND WERE TOLD, 'THAT HAS BEEN DEAD FOR A WK, AND INTERCEPT THE BDR 249 DEG R TO BDR.' THE REMAINDER OF THE FLT WAS ROUTINE. THE NEWARK 1 DEP STATED 'VIA VECTOR TO ASSIGNED ROUTE/FIX.' AND, BECAUSE OF THIS, AFTER INTERCEPTING THE TEB 125 DEG R, WE WERE AWAITING FURTHER INSTRUCTIONS FOR MERIT. ALSO, MERIT INTXN IS DEPICTED FROM 3 DIFFERENT RADIALS WHICH APPEARS AS ONLY THAT AND NOT AS TRANSITION ROUTINGS AS IN OTHER SIDS. THERE IS NO WAY THAT WE COULD HAVE KNOWN TO INTERCEPT THE 249 DEG R INTO BDR FOR SURE. THE NEWARK 1 DEP EITHER NEEDS TO BE DONE OVER WITH THE USE OF TRANSITIONAL ROUTINGS (AS IN OTHER SIDS) TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE IS NO QUESTION TO THE ROUTING OR ATC WILL HAVE TO GIVE A MORE DETAILED DEP CLRNC (AND BECAUSE OF TIME, THIS IS NOT PRACTICAL).
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 2007 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.