Air carrier B737 flight crew recognize problem on climb out due to traffic ahead on departure and advise tower. Tower turns B737 flight crew left for vector to another SID. PIC asked to call reaching destination. When PIC called, tower supervisor advised controller error in assigning wrong SID prior to departure.

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Attributes
ACN	414707
Time
Date	199809
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sfo
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 1000 agl bound upper : 1000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : sfo tracon : hrl
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude climbout : takeoff
Route In Use	departure other departure sid : sid enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude climbout : takeoff
Route In Use	departure other departure sid : sid enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 205 flight time total : 15010 flight time type : 3010
ASRS Report	414707
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Inter Facility Coordination Failure Intra Facility Coordination Failure Operational Error

Narrative:

Aircraft #1 on sep/xa/98 was given sfo 8 - czq as filed by sfo clearance delivery for takeoff on runway 1L. Takeoff was initiated and as initial turn of 030 degrees was begun, copilot noticed an MD80 (aircraft Y) had taken off runway 1R and was in parallel 030 degree turn. Captain stopped turn at 015 degrees and sfo tower called for heading and SID. Tower informed aircraft Y SID was intended to be porte 3 SID and requested an immediate left turn to 180 degrees. Next transmission was to call for 'pilot deviation' and to call sfo tower. On arrival in phx, call was made and the captain was informed of controller error in SID assignment.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR B737 FLC RECOGNIZE PROB ON CLBOUT DUE TO TFC AHEAD ON DEP AND ADVISE TWR. TWR TURNS B737 FLC L FOR VECTOR TO ANOTHER SID. PIC ASKED TO CALL REACHING DEST. WHEN PIC CALLED, TWR SUPVR ADVISED CTLR ERROR IN ASSIGNING WRONG SID PRIOR TO DEP.

Narrative: ACFT #1 ON SEP/XA/98 WAS GIVEN SFO 8 - CZQ AS FILED BY SFO CLRNC DELIVERY FOR TKOF ON RWY 1L. TKOF WAS INITIATED AND AS INITIAL TURN OF 030 DEGS WAS BEGUN, COPLT NOTICED AN MD80 (ACFT Y) HAD TAKEN OFF RWY 1R AND WAS IN PARALLEL 030 DEG TURN. CAPT STOPPED TURN AT 015 DEGS AND SFO TWR CALLED FOR HDG AND SID. TWR INFORMED ACFT Y SID WAS INTENDED TO BE PORTE 3 SID AND REQUESTED AN IMMEDIATE L TURN TO 180 DEGS. NEXT XMISSION WAS TO CALL FOR 'PLTDEV' AND TO CALL SFO TWR. ON ARR IN PHX, CALL WAS MADE AND THE CAPT WAS INFORMED OF CTLR ERROR IN SID ASSIGNMENT.

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.