A B757 aircraft on SID departure was cleared to a different runway for takeoff. Flight crew felt rushed and when tower cleared them to comply with noise abatement procedure, captain reporter looked up the procedure, but for the wrong runway. Consequently, flight crew turned 1 mi early.

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Attributes
ACN	373538
Time
Date	199707
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : abq
State Reference	NM
Altitude	msl bound lower : 6000 msl bound upper : 6000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : abq tower : lgb
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	departure : noise abatement departure other departure sid : sid
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 8800 flight time type : 1900
ASRS Report	373538
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 25 flight time total : 2300 flight time type : 420
ASRS Report	373520
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:

During taxi out at abq to runway 26, ATC changed our runway assignment to runway 8. This created a requirement to rechk airport analysis data and reconfigure bug settings. This, along with numerous hold short taxi instructions, left just enough time to rechk and reset data and instruments for the new runway assignment. We were then cleared into position, followed by clearance to 'comply with nose abatement, then turn left heading 310 degrees, cleared for takeoff runway 8.' the clearance reminded me that I had not checked the noise abatement procedure, so I immediately referenced my page for the data (while still in position). I looked at the wrong text (for runway 26) that did not specify a delay (DME fix) prior to turning. Consequently, after takeoff, we made our left turn to 310 degrees approximately 1 mi prior to the abq 13.5 DME arc. (The correct procedure for runway 8 specifies 'if executing a left turn, delay turning until abq 13.5 DME'.) in the future, I will ensure that I have the correct information, and if last min changes like this occur, I will ask the tower operator to simply state what the noise abatement procedure is to prevent repeating this type of error.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B757 ACFT ON SID DEP WAS CLRED TO A DIFFERENT RWY FOR TKOF. FLC FELT RUSHED AND WHEN TWR CLRED THEM TO COMPLY WITH NOISE ABATEMENT PROC, CAPT RPTR LOOKED UP THE PROC, BUT FOR THE WRONG RWY. CONSEQUENTLY, FLC TURNED 1 MI EARLY.

Narrative: DURING TAXI OUT AT ABQ TO RWY 26, ATC CHANGED OUR RWY ASSIGNMENT TO RWY 8. THIS CREATED A REQUIREMENT TO RECHK ARPT ANALYSIS DATA AND RECONFIGURE BUG SETTINGS. THIS, ALONG WITH NUMEROUS HOLD SHORT TAXI INSTRUCTIONS, LEFT JUST ENOUGH TIME TO RECHK AND RESET DATA AND INSTS FOR THE NEW RWY ASSIGNMENT. WE WERE THEN CLRED INTO POS, FOLLOWED BY CLRNC TO 'COMPLY WITH NOSE ABATEMENT, THEN TURN L HDG 310 DEGS, CLRED FOR TKOF RWY 8.' THE CLRNC REMINDED ME THAT I HAD NOT CHKED THE NOISE ABATEMENT PROC, SO I IMMEDIATELY REFED MY PAGE FOR THE DATA (WHILE STILL IN POS). I LOOKED AT THE WRONG TEXT (FOR RWY 26) THAT DID NOT SPECIFY A DELAY (DME FIX) PRIOR TO TURNING. CONSEQUENTLY, AFTER TKOF, WE MADE OUR L TURN TO 310 DEGS APPROX 1 MI PRIOR TO THE ABQ 13.5 DME ARC. (THE CORRECT PROC FOR RWY 8 SPECIFIES 'IF EXECUTING A L TURN, DELAY TURNING UNTIL ABQ 13.5 DME'.) IN THE FUTURE, I WILL ENSURE THAT I HAVE THE CORRECT INFO, AND IF LAST MIN CHANGES LIKE THIS OCCUR, I WILL ASK THE TWR OPERATOR TO SIMPLY STATE WHAT THE NOISE ABATEMENT PROC IS TO PREVENT REPEATING THIS TYPE OF ERROR.

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.