Heading track deviation in non adherence with ATC clearance.

Attributes
ACN	206275
Time
Date	199204
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : bos
State Reference	MA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 5000 msl bound upper : 5000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : bos tower : cle
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	departure other departure sid : sid
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 130 flight time total : 7000
ASRS Report	206275
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 1060
ASRS Report	206579
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course flight crew : became reoriented other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Departed 4R bos. We flew runway heading instead of turning right to 909 degrees for noise abatement. Clearance was received via ACARS, but did not notice the logan 8 departure on the last line of page 2. This would not have occurred if it would have been included in the clearance (route) on the first page. Supplemental information from acn 206579: to prevent a recurrence, the SID should be the first item, even prior to the route (as it is given over the radio). Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter stated that this problem appears to be at bos only, with ATC generating the pre departure procedure message on the ACARS. PIC asked the first officer for any special procedures on the 4R departure and the first officer stated that there were none as he had only read the first page of 2 pages on the ACARS. Captain was too busy taxiing aircraft and therefore did not double check the ACARS message. Captain seldom used runway 4R and was distraction with the task.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: HDG TRACK DEV IN NON ADHERENCE WITH ATC CLRNC.

Narrative: DEPARTED 4R BOS. WE FLEW RWY HDG INSTEAD OF TURNING R TO 909 DEGS FOR NOISE ABATEMENT. CLRNC WAS RECEIVED VIA ACARS, BUT DID NOT NOTICE THE LOGAN 8 DEP ON THE LAST LINE OF PAGE 2. THIS WOULD NOT HAVE OCCURRED IF IT WOULD HAVE BEEN INCLUDED IN THE CLRNC (RTE) ON THE FIRST PAGE. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 206579: TO PREVENT A RECURRENCE, THE SID SHOULD BE THE FIRST ITEM, EVEN PRIOR TO THE RTE (AS IT IS GIVEN OVER THE RADIO). CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR STATED THAT THIS PROBLEM APPEARS TO BE AT BOS ONLY, WITH ATC GENERATING THE PRE DEP PROC MSG ON THE ACARS. PIC ASKED THE FO FOR ANY SPECIAL PROCS ON THE 4R DEP AND THE FO STATED THAT THERE WERE NONE AS HE HAD ONLY READ THE FIRST PAGE OF 2 PAGES ON THE ACARS. CAPT WAS TOO BUSY TAXIING ACFT AND THEREFORE DID NOT DOUBLE CHK THE ACARS MSG. CAPT SELDOM USED RWY 4R AND WAS DISTR WITH THE TASK.

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