Flight crew misread chart mistaking 9 DME for 6 DME and turned early.

Attributes
ACN	256647
Time
Date	199311
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : phx
State Reference	AZ
Altitude	msl bound lower : 5000 msl bound upper : 5000
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : phx
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
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 160 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 10000
ASRS Report	256647
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 11000
ASRS Report	256558
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

On 26L phx, eagul 2 departure, both pilots misread the DME point to turn to 360 degrees. DME is printed sideways on the graphic depiction on the commercial chart and was interpreted to be 6 vice 9 by both pilots. Suggest printing DME figures the same direction as balance of chart.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC MISREAD CHART MISTAKING 9 DME FOR 6 DME AND TURNED EARLY.

Narrative: ON 26L PHX, EAGUL 2 DEP, BOTH PLTS MISREAD THE DME POINT TO TURN TO 360 DEGS. DME IS PRINTED SIDEWAYS ON THE GRAPHIC DEPICTION ON THE COMMERCIAL CHART AND WAS INTERPRETED TO BE 6 VICE 9 BY BOTH PLTS. SUGGEST PRINTING DME FIGURES THE SAME DIRECTION AS BAL OF CHART.

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.