Narrative:

Flight ewr-atl was cleared the arthur kill 1 departure lanna. This was the first day for this departure. Takeoff runway was 22R. The departure was flown as described except the sbj 100 degree radial was not intercepted. The pictorial leaves the impression that a 250 degree heading should be maintained. The newark 6 departure has the same type pictorial and the 220 degree heading is flown. An asterisk or letter 'a' should be used on the pictorial to indicate a transition. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter stated that he had not filed a report with his air carrier. He was advised to do so. He was called on his heading deviation by the departure controller who made no other comments other than to get him back on the SID. Reporter is going to give his chief pilot a copy of his report on his next flight.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B757 FLC FAILS TO INTERCEPT THE 100 DEG RADIAL OFF SBJ DURING ARTHUR KILL 1 SID DEP PROC EWR. PIC CITES A CHART DISCREPANCY IN FORMAT. CHART APPEARS TO BE CONTRADICTORY IN THE DEP SECTION.

Narrative: FLT EWR-ATL WAS CLRED THE ARTHUR KILL 1 DEP LANNA. THIS WAS THE FIRST DAY FOR THIS DEP. TKOF RWY WAS 22R. THE DEP WAS FLOWN AS DESCRIBED EXCEPT THE SBJ 100 DEG RADIAL WAS NOT INTERCEPTED. THE PICTORIAL LEAVES THE IMPRESSION THAT A 250 DEG HDG SHOULD BE MAINTAINED. THE NEWARK 6 DEP HAS THE SAME TYPE PICTORIAL AND THE 220 DEG HDG IS FLOWN. AN ASTERISK OR LETTER 'A' SHOULD BE USED ON THE PICTORIAL TO INDICATE A TRANSITION. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR STATED THAT HE HAD NOT FILED A RPT WITH HIS ACR. HE WAS ADVISED TO DO SO. HE WAS CALLED ON HIS HDG DEV BY THE DEP CTLR WHO MADE NO OTHER COMMENTS OTHER THAN TO GET HIM BACK ON THE SID. RPTR IS GOING TO GIVE HIS CHIEF PLT A COPY OF HIS RPT ON HIS NEXT FLT.

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.