A B747-200 departing from nrt, captain departs from SID during climb out.

Attributes
ACN	424063
Time
Date	199812
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : nre airport : nrt
State Reference	FO
Altitude	agl bound lower : 4000 agl bound upper : 4000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B747-100
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 : commercial pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 21000 flight time type : 5000
ASRS Report	424063
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	atc equipment other atc equipment : unspecified other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other

Narrative:

On choshi 8 departure, first officer indicated I was closing on 094 degree radial hme and switched my radio to hme. In so doing, DME to/from nrt was lost. I initiated turn to intercept 094 degree radial hme prior to 12 DME from nrt, inadvertently taking me over noise sensitive area. Departure control then vectored me through 094 degree on 160 degree heading, telling me I was violating departure but not indicating why. 1) departure is poorly written and diagrammed. A) hme radial does not indicate proper path. B) should have 'turn on' path indicated to show rejoining 094 degree radial after 12 DME. 2) departure control unable to relate to problem in clear manner. 3) both so and first officer saw turn was early but failed to indicate same to me. Very poor input as CRM was stressed to crew prior to departure on first leg of trip. 4) I was preoccupied with takeoff performance of aircraft, ie, unexplained veer to right during final phase of takeoff roll and very sluggish climb profile.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B747-200 DEPARTING FROM NRT, CAPT DEPARTS FROM SID DURING CLBOUT.

Narrative: ON CHOSHI 8 DEP, FO INDICATED I WAS CLOSING ON 094 DEG RADIAL HME AND SWITCHED MY RADIO TO HME. IN SO DOING, DME TO/FROM NRT WAS LOST. I INITIATED TURN TO INTERCEPT 094 DEG RADIAL HME PRIOR TO 12 DME FROM NRT, INADVERTENTLY TAKING ME OVER NOISE SENSITIVE AREA. DEP CTL THEN VECTORED ME THROUGH 094 DEG ON 160 DEG HDG, TELLING ME I WAS VIOLATING DEP BUT NOT INDICATING WHY. 1) DEP IS POORLY WRITTEN AND DIAGRAMMED. A) HME RADIAL DOES NOT INDICATE PROPER PATH. B) SHOULD HAVE 'TURN ON' PATH INDICATED TO SHOW REJOINING 094 DEG RADIAL AFTER 12 DME. 2) DEP CTL UNABLE TO RELATE TO PROB IN CLR MANNER. 3) BOTH SO AND FO SAW TURN WAS EARLY BUT FAILED TO INDICATE SAME TO ME. VERY POOR INPUT AS CRM WAS STRESSED TO CREW PRIOR TO DEP ON FIRST LEG OF TRIP. 4) I WAS PREOCCUPIED WITH TKOF PERFORMANCE OF ACFT, IE, UNEXPLAINED VEER TO R DURING FINAL PHASE OF TKOF ROLL AND VERY SLUGGISH CLB PROFILE.

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.