A BE400 crew, departing phx, turned to the wrong heading, requiring corrective vectors from ATC.

Attributes
ACN	534100
Time
Date	200112
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : phx.airport
State Reference	AZ
Altitude	msl single value : 1550
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : phx.tower
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Beechjet 400
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	climbout : initial
Route In Use	departure sid : dryheat 2
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : corporate
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 3500 flight time type : 800
ASRS Report	534100
Person 2
Affiliation	company : corporate
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	atc equipment other atc equipment : radar other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Runway 25 phoenix holding short. Taxi checklist completed. I asked co-captain to brief departure. We briefed then we were cleared for takeoff. At 1500 ft co-captain says at 15500 ft turn to 075 degrees. I replied, 'I don't think that's what you briefed, check it again.' he replied, 'you're right, it's 1550 ft. He sounded confused. I asked him to read it again. I began my turn through 140 degrees. He says I was wrong it is 240 degrees. I read the wrong runway departure. I immediately began the turn back to 240 degrees. At 220 degrees, the controller called 'where are you going?' co-captain replied, 'I was turning to 075 degrees. I read the wrong departure.' the controller then instructed us to turn to 210 degrees and level off at 6000 ft. I then turned back to the left to 110 degrees. The next call we were instructed to call the watch supervisor. We had no conflicts, however we were turning the wrong way initially. Human considerations: it had been a long day. It was leg #4. I had confidence in my co-captain when he briefed the departure, so initially I did not question the brief. At 1500 ft we did discover the confusion. I queried my co-captain, and we began correction, but it should have been sooner.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A BE400 CREW, DEPARTING PHX, TURNED TO THE WRONG HEADING, REQUIRING CORRECTIVE VECTORS FROM ATC.

Narrative: RWY 25 PHOENIX HOLDING SHORT. TAXI CHKLIST COMPLETED. I ASKED CO-CAPT TO BRIEF DEP. WE BRIEFED THEN WE WERE CLRED FOR TKOF. AT 1500 FT CO-CAPT SAYS AT 15500 FT TURN TO 075 DEGS. I REPLIED, 'I DON'T THINK THAT'S WHAT YOU BRIEFED, CHK IT AGAIN.' HE REPLIED, 'YOU'RE RIGHT, IT'S 1550 FT. HE SOUNDED CONFUSED. I ASKED HIM TO READ IT AGAIN. I BEGAN MY TURN THROUGH 140 DEGS. HE SAYS I WAS WRONG IT IS 240 DEGS. I READ THE WRONG RWY DEP. I IMMEDIATELY BEGAN THE TURN BACK TO 240 DEGS. AT 220 DEGS, THE CTLR CALLED 'WHERE ARE YOU GOING?' CO-CAPT REPLIED, 'I WAS TURNING TO 075 DEGS. I READ THE WRONG DEP.' THE CTLR THEN INSTRUCTED US TO TURN TO 210 DEGS AND LEVEL OFF AT 6000 FT. I THEN TURNED BACK TO THE L TO 110 DEGS. THE NEXT CALL WE WERE INSTRUCTED TO CALL THE WATCH SUPVR. WE HAD NO CONFLICTS, HOWEVER WE WERE TURNING THE WRONG WAY INITIALLY. HUMAN CONSIDERATIONS: IT HAD BEEN A LONG DAY. IT WAS LEG #4. I HAD CONFIDENCE IN MY CO-CAPT WHEN HE BRIEFED THE DEP, SO INITIALLY I DID NOT QUESTION THE BRIEF. AT 1500 FT WE DID DISCOVER THE CONFUSION. I QUERIED MY CO-CAPT, AND WE BEGAN CORRECTION, BUT IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN SOONER.

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.