Narrative:

On takeoff at dfw we were told to fly 185 degree heading, and that there was traffic ahead that would be turning wbound at the marker. The captain was at the controls. I rogered the clearance and we departed. We got airborne and were told to switch departure. I checked in with departure and began to do my after takeoff flow. During this time the captain began a turn to the west. Shortly thereafter departure called us and told us to turn immediately back to 185 degrees. Evidently, when tower gave us our clearance, the captain thought we were supposed to turn west at the OM. Being new on the aircraft, I was preoccupied with the checklists and communications and did not notice him turning. Contributing factors to my not xchking his departure are the fact he has over 14000 hours of flight time, and when we had flown together previously, he had not been very receptive to my input, so I tended to just concentrate on doing my job and assuming that he didn't need or really want my assistance. In the future, I will ensure I am more involved in the aviating of the airplane when I'm not flying, and get the checklists after backing up the PF, especially in congested areas. Additionally, I need to realize anyone can make a mistake, no matter how experienced. One other factor, which is a little out of my control, was a lack of 2-WAY communication. I felt he did not want input from me on how to fly the airplane. Even though I'm inexperienced on the airplane and the rtes we're flying, the captain needs to realize I'm an important member of the crew and encourage my participation.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: HDG TRACK DEV.

Narrative: ON TKOF AT DFW WE WERE TOLD TO FLY 185 DEG HDG, AND THAT THERE WAS TFC AHEAD THAT WOULD BE TURNING WBOUND AT THE MARKER. THE CAPT WAS AT THE CTLS. I ROGERED THE CLRNC AND WE DEPARTED. WE GOT AIRBORNE AND WERE TOLD TO SWITCH DEP. I CHKED IN WITH DEP AND BEGAN TO DO MY AFTER TKOF FLOW. DURING THIS TIME THE CAPT BEGAN A TURN TO THE W. SHORTLY THEREAFTER DEP CALLED US AND TOLD US TO TURN IMMEDIATELY BACK TO 185 DEGS. EVIDENTLY, WHEN TWR GAVE US OUR CLRNC, THE CAPT THOUGHT WE WERE SUPPOSED TO TURN W AT THE OM. BEING NEW ON THE ACFT, I WAS PREOCCUPIED WITH THE CHKLISTS AND COMS AND DID NOT NOTICE HIM TURNING. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS TO MY NOT XCHKING HIS DEP ARE THE FACT HE HAS OVER 14000 HRS OF FLT TIME, AND WHEN WE HAD FLOWN TOGETHER PREVIOUSLY, HE HAD NOT BEEN VERY RECEPTIVE TO MY INPUT, SO I TENDED TO JUST CONCENTRATE ON DOING MY JOB AND ASSUMING THAT HE DIDN'T NEED OR REALLY WANT MY ASSISTANCE. IN THE FUTURE, I WILL ENSURE I AM MORE INVOLVED IN THE AVIATING OF THE AIRPLANE WHEN I'M NOT FLYING, AND GET THE CHKLISTS AFTER BACKING UP THE PF, ESPECIALLY IN CONGESTED AREAS. ADDITIONALLY, I NEED TO REALIZE ANYONE CAN MAKE A MISTAKE, NO MATTER HOW EXPERIENCED. ONE OTHER FACTOR, WHICH IS A LITTLE OUT OF MY CTL, WAS A LACK OF 2-WAY COM. I FELT HE DID NOT WANT INPUT FROM ME ON HOW TO FLY THE AIRPLANE. EVEN THOUGH I'M INEXPERIENCED ON THE AIRPLANE AND THE RTES WE'RE FLYING, THE CAPT NEEDS TO REALIZE I'M AN IMPORTANT MEMBER OF THE CREW AND ENCOURAGE MY PARTICIPATION.

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.