B727 crew starts an improper departure procedure from the slc VOR, turning towards the rising terrain to the east. PIC misread the SID when he did his briefing. The rest of the crew failed to catch the error. Alert departure controller caught mistake and turned aircraft to the northwest.

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Attributes
ACN	389401
Time
Date	199712
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : slc
State Reference	UT
Altitude	msl bound lower : 8000 msl bound upper : 8000
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : slc tower : jfk
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B727 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude cruise other
Route In Use	departure other departure sid : sid
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 10400 flight time type : 600
ASRS Report	389401
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : second officer
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 6300 flight time type : 700
ASRS Report	389400
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure other spatial deviation other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : provided flight assist controller : issued new clearance flight crew : exited adverse environment other
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Filed slc slc J154 ocs ... Msp. Cleared slc msp as filed, fly slc 5 departure. On the departure, item 'a' states 340 degree heading until 11000 ft then expect radar vectors on course. I missed this item in my SID review and thus briefed 340 degree heading until passing slc then intercept 055 degree radial out slc, cross 7.5 DME at or above 8000 ft to maintain 11000 ft. That is what I flew and ATC had me turn back to 300 degrees as they saw me heading east in error. Supplemental information from acn 389400: at same moment of noticing error, ATC advised left turn to 330 degrees, then 300 degrees, upon climbing to higher altitude, ATC cleared us to a southeast heading to then intercept slc 055 degree radial, and advised to call slc TRACON to discuss possible terrain incursion.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B727 CREW STARTS AN IMPROPER DEP PROC FROM THE SLC VOR, TURNING TOWARDS THE RISING TERRAIN TO THE E. PIC MISREAD THE SID WHEN HE DID HIS BRIEFING. THE REST OF THE CREW FAILED TO CATCH THE ERROR. ALERT DEP CTLR CAUGHT MISTAKE AND TURNED ACFT TO THE NW.

Narrative: FILED SLC SLC J154 OCS ... MSP. CLRED SLC MSP AS FILED, FLY SLC 5 DEP. ON THE DEP, ITEM 'A' STATES 340 DEG HDG UNTIL 11000 FT THEN EXPECT RADAR VECTORS ON COURSE. I MISSED THIS ITEM IN MY SID REVIEW AND THUS BRIEFED 340 DEG HDG UNTIL PASSING SLC THEN INTERCEPT 055 DEG RADIAL OUT SLC, CROSS 7.5 DME AT OR ABOVE 8000 FT TO MAINTAIN 11000 FT. THAT IS WHAT I FLEW AND ATC HAD ME TURN BACK TO 300 DEGS AS THEY SAW ME HDG E IN ERROR. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 389400: AT SAME MOMENT OF NOTICING ERROR, ATC ADVISED L TURN TO 330 DEGS, THEN 300 DEGS, UPON CLBING TO HIGHER ALT, ATC CLRED US TO A SE HDG TO THEN INTERCEPT SLC 055 DEG RADIAL, AND ADVISED TO CALL SLC TRACON TO DISCUSS POSSIBLE TERRAIN INCURSION.

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.