F100 crew had track deviation departing atl.

Attributes
ACN	482650
Time
Date	200008
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : atl.airport
State Reference	GA
Altitude	msl single value : 2000
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : atl.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Fokker 100
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : initial
Route In Use	departure : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	482650
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine
ASRS Report	482651
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance controller : issued alert
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Heading deviation. Tower assigned heading 070 degrees and cleared for takeoff. First officer answered as I was lining up with runway and missed the heading assignment. First officer flew runway heading until about 2000 ft. As we turned, departure asked about heading and then issued traffic new heading to avoid us. I felt we may have caused a conflict from the slow turn to assigned heading. Supplemental information from acn 482651: upon taking the runway in atl, the tower controller cleared us for takeoff and assigned us a heading of 070 degrees. As we passed through approximately 2000 ft we started the turn just as the departure controller asked us what our heading was. He assigned another aircraft a heading we think was to avoid us. The turn was late, so next time I will pay closer attention to detail to turning quicker.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: F100 CREW HAD TRACK DEV DEPARTING ATL.

Narrative: HDG DEV. TWR ASSIGNED HDG 070 DEGS AND CLRED FOR TKOF. FO ANSWERED AS I WAS LINING UP WITH RWY AND MISSED THE HDG ASSIGNMENT. FO FLEW RWY HDG UNTIL ABOUT 2000 FT. AS WE TURNED, DEP ASKED ABOUT HDG AND THEN ISSUED TFC NEW HDG TO AVOID US. I FELT WE MAY HAVE CAUSED A CONFLICT FROM THE SLOW TURN TO ASSIGNED HDG. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 482651: UPON TAKING THE RWY IN ATL, THE TWR CTLR CLRED US FOR TKOF AND ASSIGNED US A HDG OF 070 DEGS. AS WE PASSED THROUGH APPROX 2000 FT WE STARTED THE TURN JUST AS THE DEP CTLR ASKED US WHAT OUR HDG WAS. HE ASSIGNED ANOTHER ACFT A HDG WE THINK WAS TO AVOID US. THE TURN WAS LATE, SO NEXT TIME I WILL PAY CLOSER ATTN TO DETAIL TO TURNING QUICKER.

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.