An air carrier widebody transport crew flew the wrong heading after takeoff.

Attributes
ACN	236458
Time
Date	199303
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : bos
State Reference	MA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 1000 msl bound upper : 3000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : bos
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Widebody, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	climbout : initial ground : preflight
Route In Use	departure other departure sid : sid
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : second officer
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 80 flight time total : 8500
ASRS Report	236458
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 11500
ASRS Report	236307
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

On second leg of the day (with delays caused by WX and maintenance write-ups and corrections) the departure runway was 4R, but runway 33L was discussed by the crew as needed for weight requirements in the pre-departure crew briefing. Then on taxi out when actual weights were received the decision was made to use runway 4R, which put us in a hurried situation. We were cleared for takeoff with an aircraft on 4 mi final. On climb out captain asked first officer to doublechk on SID heading. First officer stated 315 degrees (with mind set on runway 33L SID), and captain complied. After going through about 010 degree heading departure inquired about heading and we doublechked and turned to 090 degrees for runway 4R departure. Later we estimated we were not too far off of actual required airspace.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ACR WDB CREW FLEW THE WRONG HDG AFTER TKOF.

Narrative: ON SECOND LEG OF THE DAY (WITH DELAYS CAUSED BY WX AND MAINT WRITE-UPS AND CORRECTIONS) THE DEP RWY WAS 4R, BUT RWY 33L WAS DISCUSSED BY THE CREW AS NEEDED FOR WT REQUIREMENTS IN THE PRE-DEP CREW BRIEFING. THEN ON TAXI OUT WHEN ACTUAL WTS WERE RECEIVED THE DECISION WAS MADE TO USE RWY 4R, WHICH PUT US IN A HURRIED SIT. WE WERE CLRED FOR TKOF WITH AN ACFT ON 4 MI FINAL. ON CLBOUT CAPT ASKED FO TO DOUBLECHK ON SID HDG. FO STATED 315 DEGS (With MIND SET ON RWY 33L SID), AND CAPT COMPLIED. AFTER GOING THROUGH ABOUT 010 DEG HDG DEP INQUIRED ABOUT HDG AND WE DOUBLECHKED AND TURNED TO 090 DEGS FOR RWY 4R DEP. LATER WE ESTIMATED WE WERE NOT TOO FAR OFF OF ACTUAL REQUIRED AIRSPACE.

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.