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The first officer briefed correctly for a straight ahead departure and then made a right turn in error after takeoff.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 323410 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199512 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : alb |
| State Reference | NY |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 400 agl bound upper : 500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : alb |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B727-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : initial climbout : takeoff |
| Route In Use | departure other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 9750 |
| ASRS Report | 323410 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : published procedure other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other controllera other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Takeoff briefing was conducted before a lengthy delay. At departure the runway and conditions were still the same so first officer just said 'as previously briefed' at that point of the checklist. I let that stand, not realizing that somewhere along the line the first officer rethought the departure procedure. After takeoff he made a right turn at 400 ft AGL on a departure that required departing on runway heading. No conflict resulted, to my knowledge. The only cure to this problem would be to brief during taxi as is normal operating procedure.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: THE FO BRIEFED CORRECTLY FOR A STRAIGHT AHEAD DEP AND THEN MADE A R TURN IN ERROR AFTER TKOF.
Narrative: TKOF BRIEFING WAS CONDUCTED BEFORE A LENGTHY DELAY. AT DEP THE RWY AND CONDITIONS WERE STILL THE SAME SO FO JUST SAID 'AS PREVIOUSLY BRIEFED' AT THAT POINT OF THE CHKLIST. I LET THAT STAND, NOT REALIZING THAT SOMEWHERE ALONG THE LINE THE FO RETHOUGHT THE DEP PROC. AFTER TKOF HE MADE A R TURN AT 400 FT AGL ON A DEP THAT REQUIRED DEPARTING ON RWY HDG. NO CONFLICT RESULTED, TO MY KNOWLEDGE. THE ONLY CURE TO THIS PROB WOULD BE TO BRIEF DURING TAXI AS IS NORMAL OPERATING PROC.
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.