Large transport aircraft on SID, flight crew misread radial for departure and flew out wrong one. Reporter captain suggests making the difference between 3 and 5 more pronounced.

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Attributes
ACN	388107
Time
Date	199711
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : dhp
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 15000 msl bound upper : 15000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zma
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	departure other departure sid : sid enroute airway : zma
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 10500 flight time type : 4000
ASRS Report	388107
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	controller : issued new clearance other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Fll 8 departure (FLL8.fll) thndr transition. Radar vectors to intercept 335 degree radial from dolphin (dhp). I had this page out on the yoke. As you read the page looking down at it (the page is at an angle to my eyes) the 335 degrees looks like 355 degrees. The first officer had his page in his binder next to him and made the same mistake. I recommend changing the top portion of the number 3 so it does not look like a 5.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: LGT ACFT ON SID, FLC MISREAD RADIAL FOR DEP AND FLEW OUT WRONG ONE. RPTR CAPT SUGGESTS MAKING THE DIFFERENCE BTWN 3 AND 5 MORE PRONOUNCED.

Narrative: FLL 8 DEP (FLL8.FLL) THNDR TRANSITION. RADAR VECTORS TO INTERCEPT 335 DEG RADIAL FROM DOLPHIN (DHP). I HAD THIS PAGE OUT ON THE YOKE. AS YOU READ THE PAGE LOOKING DOWN AT IT (THE PAGE IS AT AN ANGLE TO MY EYES) THE 335 DEGS LOOKS LIKE 355 DEGS. THE FO HAD HIS PAGE IN HIS BINDER NEXT TO HIM AND MADE THE SAME MISTAKE. I RECOMMEND CHANGING THE TOP PORTION OF THE NUMBER 3 SO IT DOES NOT LOOK LIKE A 5.

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.