Narrative:

Flying arthur kill one departure we failed to notice the instructions to intercept the sbj 100 degree radial. Departure control issued us instructions to get us back on track. I have been based in ewr for over 5 yrs in the past and have flown the old newark two departure hundreds of times. This new departure (which I was flying for the first time) appeared to be, and I assumed it would be handled the same. The first officer and I both missed the intercept note. I believe that this is probably a recurring problem. The part 121 carrier ahead of us also missed the intercept note.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ACR WDB FLC ON THE ARTHUR KILL ONE DEP MISREAD THE CHART AND DID NOT INTERCEPT THE SBJ 100 DEG RADIAL. THE DEP CTLR VECTORED THEM BACK TO COURSE.

Narrative: FLYING ARTHUR KILL ONE DEP WE FAILED TO NOTICE THE INSTRUCTIONS TO INTERCEPT THE SBJ 100 DEG RADIAL. DEP CTL ISSUED US INSTRUCTIONS TO GET US BACK ON TRACK. I HAVE BEEN BASED IN EWR FOR OVER 5 YRS IN THE PAST AND HAVE FLOWN THE OLD NEWARK TWO DEP HUNDREDS OF TIMES. THIS NEW DEP (WHICH I WAS FLYING FOR THE FIRST TIME) APPEARED TO BE, AND I ASSUMED IT WOULD BE HANDLED THE SAME. THE FO AND I BOTH MISSED THE INTERCEPT NOTE. I BELIEVE THAT THIS IS PROBABLY A RECURRING PROB. THE PART 121 CARRIER AHEAD OF US ALSO MISSED THE INTERCEPT NOTE.

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.