<< >> NASA ASRS Report 413990, September 1998

Flight crew of an air carrier medium large transport turned the wrong way after departure due to following the wrong SID departure. Departure controller intervened and stopped their climb until the airspace ahead could accept continuation of their climb.

Attributes
ACN	413990
Time
Date	199809
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ewr
State Reference	NJ
Altitude	msl bound lower : 2500 msl bound upper : 2500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : n90 artcc : zme
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
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 : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 2400
ASRS Report	413990
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	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Takeoff/departure runway 22R newark airport. Cockpit crew was flying arthur kill 2 departure at newark, rather than newark 6 departure as cleared. We turned to heading of 260 degrees at the 2.3 DME fix as per the arthur kill departure. We should have turned on a heading of 220 degrees as per newark 6 departure. Controller told us to stop climb at approximately 2500 ft. We stopped climb and asked controller why he stopped our climb. He told us they had switched back to the newark 6 departure, from the arthur kill departure that was being used earlier in the day. Both departure clrncs climb to 5000 ft. We asked controller if there was a conflict, he said there wasn't and we continued climb when cleared and proceeded toward solberry VOR. Problem would have simply been avoided by crew checking for correct departure SID on pre departure clearance (predep clearance). We had earlier departed on runway 22R the same day using the arthur kill departure which is normally used with departures on runway 22 at newark.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC OF AN ACR MLG TURNED THE WRONG WAY AFTER DEP DUE TO FOLLOWING THE WRONG SID DEP. DEP CTLR INTERVENED AND STOPPED THEIR CLB UNTIL THE AIRSPACE AHEAD COULD ACCEPT CONTINUATION OF THEIR CLB.

Narrative: TKOF/DEP RWY 22R NEWARK ARPT. COCKPIT CREW WAS FLYING ARTHUR KILL 2 DEP AT NEWARK, RATHER THAN NEWARK 6 DEP AS CLRED. WE TURNED TO HDG OF 260 DEGS AT THE 2.3 DME FIX AS PER THE ARTHUR KILL DEP. WE SHOULD HAVE TURNED ON A HDG OF 220 DEGS AS PER NEWARK 6 DEP. CTLR TOLD US TO STOP CLB AT APPROX 2500 FT. WE STOPPED CLB AND ASKED CTLR WHY HE STOPPED OUR CLB. HE TOLD US THEY HAD SWITCHED BACK TO THE NEWARK 6 DEP, FROM THE ARTHUR KILL DEP THAT WAS BEING USED EARLIER IN THE DAY. BOTH DEP CLRNCS CLB TO 5000 FT. WE ASKED CTLR IF THERE WAS A CONFLICT, HE SAID THERE WASN'T AND WE CONTINUED CLB WHEN CLRED AND PROCEEDED TOWARD SOLBERRY VOR. PROB WOULD HAVE SIMPLY BEEN AVOIDED BY CREW CHKING FOR CORRECT DEP SID ON PDC (PREDEP CLRNC). WE HAD EARLIER DEPARTED ON RWY 22R THE SAME DAY USING THE ARTHUR KILL DEP WHICH IS NORMALLY USED WITH DEPS ON RWY 22 AT NEWARK.

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.