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Flight crew of B757 on northbound mountain departure from sea turned to 70 degrees at 5 DME vice 8 as required.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 586256 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200307 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | navaid : sea.vortac |
| State Reference | WA |
| Altitude | msl single value : 4500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B757-300 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Route In Use | departure sid : mountain 5 |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 70 flight time total : 24000 flight time type : 1500 |
| ASRS Report | 586256 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument pilot : private pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : multi engine |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 225 flight time total : 11000 flight time type : 2800 |
| ASRS Report | 586255 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : published procedure non adherence : company policies non adherence : far non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Chart Or Publication Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Mountain 5 departure sentac. Runway 34R misread turn point east as 5 mi instead of 8 mi. Turned early. Advised by departure re-read departure, saw error. (Departing south on mountain 5 eastbound turn is 5 mi. Controller did not seem too concerned other than early turn. Suggest much larger print on commercial chart page.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLT CREW OF B757 ON NBOUND MOUNTAIN DEP FROM SEA TURNED TO 70 DEGS AT 5 DME VICE 8 AS REQUIRED.
Narrative: MOUNTAIN 5 DEP SENTAC. RWY 34R MISREAD TURN POINT E AS 5 MI INSTEAD OF 8 MI. TURNED EARLY. ADVISED BY DEP RE-READ DEP, SAW ERROR. (DEPARTING S ON MOUNTAIN 5 EBOUND TURN IS 5 MI. CTLR DID NOT SEEM TOO CONCERNED OTHER THAN EARLY TURN. SUGGEST MUCH LARGER PRINT ON COMMERCIAL CHART PAGE.
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.