<< >> NASA ASRS Report 376040, August 1997

B757 failed to intercept the sbj 100 degree radial while flying the arthur kill SID with the parke transition out of ewr. Reporter says the chart of this new SID is complex and hard to read. A later revision makes it much clrer that the radial is to be intercepted.

Attributes
ACN	376040
Time
Date	199708
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ewr
State Reference	NJ
Altitude	msl bound lower : 3000 msl bound upper : 3000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : n90
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 sid : sid
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 130
ASRS Report	376040
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

We did not read the instructions correctly and failed to turn and intercept the sbj 100 degree radial. The arthur kill departure is very difficult to interpret. The plan view shows a vector, which led us to expect a vector. From a flying point of view, the pilot is expected to make 3 turns in rapid succession -- first to 190 degrees, then read the DME for a turn to 250 degrees, stay below 2500 ft and finally prepare to intercept the radial while climbing to 5000 ft. All this time we are required to fly the airplane and watch for other airplanes. Someone needs to correct this departure as now written. As an aside, the controller remarked that we were not the only one making the same mistake this particular morning.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B757 FAILED TO INTERCEPT THE SBJ 100 DEG RADIAL WHILE FLYING THE ARTHUR KILL SID WITH THE PARKE TRANSITION OUT OF EWR. RPTR SAYS THE CHART OF THIS NEW SID IS COMPLEX AND HARD TO READ. A LATER REVISION MAKES IT MUCH CLRER THAT THE RADIAL IS TO BE INTERCEPTED.

Narrative: WE DID NOT READ THE INSTRUCTIONS CORRECTLY AND FAILED TO TURN AND INTERCEPT THE SBJ 100 DEG RADIAL. THE ARTHUR KILL DEP IS VERY DIFFICULT TO INTERPRET. THE PLAN VIEW SHOWS A VECTOR, WHICH LED US TO EXPECT A VECTOR. FROM A FLYING POINT OF VIEW, THE PLT IS EXPECTED TO MAKE 3 TURNS IN RAPID SUCCESSION -- FIRST TO 190 DEGS, THEN READ THE DME FOR A TURN TO 250 DEGS, STAY BELOW 2500 FT AND FINALLY PREPARE TO INTERCEPT THE RADIAL WHILE CLBING TO 5000 FT. ALL THIS TIME WE ARE REQUIRED TO FLY THE AIRPLANE AND WATCH FOR OTHER AIRPLANES. SOMEONE NEEDS TO CORRECT THIS DEP AS NOW WRITTEN. AS AN ASIDE, THE CTLR REMARKED THAT WE WERE NOT THE ONLY ONE MAKING THE SAME MISTAKE THIS PARTICULAR MORNING.

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.