Corporate aircraft flight crew missed crossing restrictions while on slc PECOP2 SID. The captain ind...

Narrative:

[We were] departing slc via the PECOP2 departure; SID states maintain 230 KTS and has various step climbs to 15;000 ft. SID also states maintain 15;000 ft. Our initial clearance was to maintain 10;000 ft. After take off we contacted salt lake departure and immediately our speed restriction was canceled; thereby changing the departure; and we were cleared to maintain 12;000 ft shortly there after. The first fix mozel has a restriction of 10;000 ft or below with (ATC) printed in the restriction box on the SID chart. We passed mozel at about 11;000 ft. Our next clearance was to maintain 15;000 ft and to expedite our climb. We did and were thanked by ATC. We were then handed off to salt lake center and cleared to FL230 prior to the fix dezrt. Dezrt has a restriction of 15;000 ft or below. When we were cleared to FL230 we were at least 20 miles from dezrt. As cleared by ATC we climbed to FL230 leaving 15;000 ft prior to dezrt. No issue was made of this by ATC; often times ATC amends or changes sids. This was a confusing situation; no one mentioned 'climb via the departure' or 'cross x intersection.' we adhered to the ATC clearances we received. I wish we would have questioned ATC or ATC would have had clearer instructions regarding the procedure.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: Corporate aircraft flight crew missed crossing restrictions while on SLC PECOP2 SID. The Captain indicated ATC SID amended instructions were unclear and the ATC notation of the SID chart is confusing.

Narrative: [We were] departing SLC via the PECOP2 departure; SID states maintain 230 KTS and has various step climbs to 15;000 FT. SID also states maintain 15;000 FT. Our initial clearance was to maintain 10;000 FT. After take off we contacted Salt Lake Departure and immediately our speed restriction was canceled; thereby changing the departure; and we were cleared to maintain 12;000 FT shortly there after. The first fix MOZEL has a restriction of 10;000 FT or below with (ATC) printed in the restriction box on the SID chart. We passed MOZEL at about 11;000 FT. Our next clearance was to maintain 15;000 FT and to expedite our climb. We did and were thanked by ATC. We were then handed off to Salt Lake Center and cleared to FL230 prior to the fix DEZRT. DEZRT has a restriction of 15;000 FT or below. When we were cleared to FL230 we were at least 20 miles from DEZRT. As cleared by ATC we climbed to FL230 leaving 15;000 FT prior to DEZRT. No issue was made of this by ATC; often times ATC amends or changes SIDs. This was a confusing situation; no one mentioned 'climb via the departure' or 'cross x intersection.' We adhered to the ATC clearances we received. I wish we would have questioned ATC or ATC would have had clearer instructions regarding the procedure.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.

Attributes
ACN	938700
Time
Date	201103
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	SLC.Airport
State Reference	UT
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	BAe 125 Series 800
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Climb
Route In Use	SID PECOP2
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	Captain Pilot Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 100 Flight Crew Total 5300 Flight Crew Type 1000
Events
Anomaly	ATC Issue All Types Deviation - Altitude Overshoot Deviation - Altitude Crossing Restriction Not Met Deviation - Procedural Clearance Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy

Corporate aircraft flight crew missed crossing restrictions while on slc PECOP2 SID. The captain indicated ATC SID amended instructions were unclear and the ATC notation of the SID chart is confusing.