Flight crew of B747-400 misses initial turn on published departure at lax.

Attributes
ACN	422910
Time
Date	199812
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : lax
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 2000 msl bound upper : 2000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B747-400
Navigation In Use	Other
Route In Use	departure other departure sid : sid
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time total : 11000
ASRS Report	422910
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	atc equipment other atc equipment : unspecified other controllera
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I was taking off for the first time after a serious problem on my last flight 3 days earlier. I was still upset at the seriousness of what happened on my prior flight. I was cleared to iad via the laxx 3 departure. This calls for a turn from runway heading to 220 degrees at the smo 160 degree radial. I was climbing out and missed the turn due to preoccupation. The controller gave us a turn to 160 degrees. We made the turn and I don't think we came close to anyone. I got a grip and then told the captain I missed the turn. He thought everything was ok.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC OF B747-400 MISSES INITIAL TURN ON PUBLISHED DEP AT LAX.

Narrative: I WAS TAKING OFF FOR THE FIRST TIME AFTER A SERIOUS PROB ON MY LAST FLT 3 DAYS EARLIER. I WAS STILL UPSET AT THE SERIOUSNESS OF WHAT HAPPENED ON MY PRIOR FLT. I WAS CLRED TO IAD VIA THE LAXX 3 DEP. THIS CALLS FOR A TURN FROM RWY HDG TO 220 DEGS AT THE SMO 160 DEG RADIAL. I WAS CLBING OUT AND MISSED THE TURN DUE TO PREOCCUPATION. THE CTLR GAVE US A TURN TO 160 DEGS. WE MADE THE TURN AND I DON'T THINK WE CAME CLOSE TO ANYONE. I GOT A GRIP AND THEN TOLD THE CAPT I MISSED THE TURN. HE THOUGHT EVERYTHING WAS OK.

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.