MD80, super 80 climbed on the wrong radial on the SID.

Attributes
ACN	351320
Time
Date	199610
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sea
State Reference	WA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 4000 msl bound upper : 5500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : sea
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Super 80
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other
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 : atp
ASRS Report	351320
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure non adherence : clearance 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:

Controller asked if we saw an island off the right side. SID calls for tracking the 338 degree radial northbound and to cross 8 DME at or above 4000 ft then right turn to 070 degree heading. When the controller called the island off the right we were at 8.8 DME in the right turn to heading 070 degrees out of 5500 ft MSL. When the first officer called the island in sight the controller replied that we were not supposed to be over that island. I assume he was talking about a noise abatement problem and that we had violated the procedure on the departure. According to all of our indications, we were exactly where we were supposed to be. Even the right turn to 070 degrees was at a slower rate to assure that we were in total compliance. I am curious as to what the controller meant when he said we were not supposed to be over the island.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MD80, SUPER 80 CLBED ON THE WRONG RADIAL ON THE SID.

Narrative: CTLR ASKED IF WE SAW AN ISLAND OFF THE R SIDE. SID CALLS FOR TRACKING THE 338 DEG RADIAL NBOUND AND TO CROSS 8 DME AT OR ABOVE 4000 FT THEN R TURN TO 070 DEG HDG. WHEN THE CTLR CALLED THE ISLAND OFF THE R WE WERE AT 8.8 DME IN THE R TURN TO HDG 070 DEGS OUT OF 5500 FT MSL. WHEN THE FO CALLED THE ISLAND IN SIGHT THE CTLR REPLIED THAT WE WERE NOT SUPPOSED TO BE OVER THAT ISLAND. I ASSUME HE WAS TALKING ABOUT A NOISE ABATEMENT PROB AND THAT WE HAD VIOLATED THE PROC ON THE DEP. ACCORDING TO ALL OF OUR INDICATIONS, WE WERE EXACTLY WHERE WE WERE SUPPOSED TO BE. EVEN THE R TURN TO 070 DEGS WAS AT A SLOWER RATE TO ASSURE THAT WE WERE IN TOTAL COMPLIANCE. I AM CURIOUS AS TO WHAT THE CTLR MEANT WHEN HE SAID WE WERE NOT SUPPOSED TO BE OVER THE ISLAND.

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.