Air carrier X had less than required terrain clearance on departure. System error.

Attributes
ACN	210017
Time
Date	199205
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sfo
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 1000 msl bound upper : 1000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : sfo
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Widebody, Low Wing, 4 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	climbout : initial
Route In Use	enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Experience	controller military : 3 controller radar : 2
ASRS Report	210017
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified atc
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Error

Narrative:

The problem arose when I issued a 050 heading to air carrier X departing runway 28R. The problem was discovered when the bay departure controller called me to ask what SID or heading was issued. It was night time and noise abatement procedures were in effect, so with an IFR departure off of runway 28 I had 2 options. Issue a 1) quiet 1 departure, 2) shoreline departure or a 050 heading. The heading I issued didn't assure terrain obstacle clearance with mt san bruno. Corrective actions: all runway 28 IFR departures will be issued a SID to ensure proper terrain obstacle clearance.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR X HAD LESS THAN REQUIRED TERRAIN CLRNC ON DEP. SYS ERROR.

Narrative: THE PROBLEM AROSE WHEN I ISSUED A 050 HDG TO ACR X DEPARTING RWY 28R. THE PROBLEM WAS DISCOVERED WHEN THE BAY DEP CTLR CALLED ME TO ASK WHAT SID OR HDG WAS ISSUED. IT WAS NIGHT TIME AND NOISE ABATEMENT PROCS WERE IN EFFECT, SO WITH AN IFR DEP OFF OF RWY 28 I HAD 2 OPTIONS. ISSUE A 1) QUIET 1 DEP, 2) SHORELINE DEP OR A 050 HDG. THE HDG I ISSUED DIDN'T ASSURE TERRAIN OBSTACLE CLRNC WITH MT SAN BRUNO. CORRECTIVE ACTIONS: ALL RWY 28 IFR DEPS WILL BE ISSUED A SID TO ENSURE PROPER TERRAIN OBSTACLE CLRNC.

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.