Narrative:

Anc-nrt runway 6R. Problem: we flew the anc 3 departure when we were cleared for the knik six. When we turned right to 190 degree heading instead of left to a 330 degree heading the controller had us continue our turn to 270 degrees and informed us we should have been flying the knik six departure. Factors: this was the first flight out of anc and the first scheduled cargo flight of the day. The captain and first officer got to the aircraft later than normal because the captain's cabin attendant driver got lost and there were 10 'no-pics' to research so flight planning also took longer than normal. Runway 32 was listed on both preliminary and final 'mgl's' as the primary runway. Although ATIS reported runway 32 closed, planes continued to use it. Our departure clearance was the knik six (based on runway 6). We were still planning to use runway 32 and the captain briefed the anc 3 D3P which was normally used with runway 32. No one questioned the briefing. When the captain called for the 'before start check' I moved the APU bleed switch to open. The switch broke and the bleed did not open. Our attention was then diverted to the maintenance problem. We blocked out 25 mins late. We asked for runway 32 and were informed that it was closed for maintenance. We were then given runway 6L. We said we could not make the 10 DME restr (still thinking we were doing the anc 3). The controller asked if runway 6R would help and we said we'd prefer that runway but we still couldn't make the restr. He then waived the restr. We took off and flew the anc 3. If I had been paying more attention when the captain and first officer were getting the clearance I could possibly have caught the mistake. I will be paying more attention to this important area in the future. Supplemental information from acn 598227: runway 32 (usual departure runway) was closed. Clearance was knik 6 departure, read back same. PF briefed the anchorage 3 departure narrative and no crew member realized the mistake. The usual departure runway 32 instructions read the same for both procedures. Feeling rushed after mechanical delay. A priority flight. Controller also missed the fact that we had chosen the wrong departure. Supplemental information from acn 598388: my first trip out of anc after xferring from hnl. We were flying the designated priority freighter. I was very cognizant of being rushed, but tried to be as methodical as possible in flight planning and in reviewing a ton of hazardous cargo forms. Noticed aircraft were currently departing runway 32 even though the ATIS was calling it closed. While conducting the pilot briefing the first officer brought up that we needed to let ground control know we were unable to turn restr to 190 degrees before 10 DME (this was on the anc 3). We are all creatures of habit almost always using the anc 3 off runway 32. Hard to believe the crew and ground control failed to notice we were about to depart via the anc 3 off runway 6.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B747 FREIGHTER STARTS THE DEP TURN IN THE WRONG DIRECTION AS PIC WAS USING THE WRONG DEP PROC. DEP CTLR CAUGHT THE MISTAKE 10 NE OF ANC, AK.

Narrative: ANC-NRT RWY 6R. PROB: WE FLEW THE ANC 3 DEP WHEN WE WERE CLRED FOR THE KNIK SIX. WHEN WE TURNED R TO 190 DEG HDG INSTEAD OF L TO A 330 DEG HDG THE CTLR HAD US CONTINUE OUR TURN TO 270 DEGS AND INFORMED US WE SHOULD HAVE BEEN FLYING THE KNIK SIX DEP. FACTORS: THIS WAS THE FIRST FLT OUT OF ANC AND THE FIRST SCHEDULED CARGO FLT OF THE DAY. THE CAPT AND FO GOT TO THE ACFT LATER THAN NORMAL BECAUSE THE CAPT'S CAB DRIVER GOT LOST AND THERE WERE 10 'NO-PICS' TO RESEARCH SO FLT PLANNING ALSO TOOK LONGER THAN NORMAL. RWY 32 WAS LISTED ON BOTH PRELIMINARY AND FINAL 'MGL'S' AS THE PRIMARY RWY. ALTHOUGH ATIS RPTED RWY 32 CLOSED, PLANES CONTINUED TO USE IT. OUR DEP CLRNC WAS THE KNIK SIX (BASED ON RWY 6). WE WERE STILL PLANNING TO USE RWY 32 AND THE CAPT BRIEFED THE ANC 3 D3P WHICH WAS NORMALLY USED WITH RWY 32. NO ONE QUESTIONED THE BRIEFING. WHEN THE CAPT CALLED FOR THE 'BEFORE START CHK' I MOVED THE APU BLEED SWITCH TO OPEN. THE SWITCH BROKE AND THE BLEED DID NOT OPEN. OUR ATTN WAS THEN DIVERTED TO THE MAINT PROB. WE BLOCKED OUT 25 MINS LATE. WE ASKED FOR RWY 32 AND WERE INFORMED THAT IT WAS CLOSED FOR MAINT. WE WERE THEN GIVEN RWY 6L. WE SAID WE COULD NOT MAKE THE 10 DME RESTR (STILL THINKING WE WERE DOING THE ANC 3). THE CTLR ASKED IF RWY 6R WOULD HELP AND WE SAID WE'D PREFER THAT RWY BUT WE STILL COULDN'T MAKE THE RESTR. HE THEN WAIVED THE RESTR. WE TOOK OFF AND FLEW THE ANC 3. IF I HAD BEEN PAYING MORE ATTN WHEN THE CAPT AND FO WERE GETTING THE CLRNC I COULD POSSIBLY HAVE CAUGHT THE MISTAKE. I WILL BE PAYING MORE ATTN TO THIS IMPORTANT AREA IN THE FUTURE. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 598227: RWY 32 (USUAL DEP RWY) WAS CLOSED. CLRNC WAS KNIK 6 DEP, READ BACK SAME. PF BRIEFED THE ANCHORAGE 3 DEP NARRATIVE AND NO CREW MEMBER REALIZED THE MISTAKE. THE USUAL DEP RWY 32 INSTRUCTIONS READ THE SAME FOR BOTH PROCS. FEELING RUSHED AFTER MECHANICAL DELAY. A PRIORITY FLT. CTLR ALSO MISSED THE FACT THAT WE HAD CHOSEN THE WRONG DEP. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 598388: MY FIRST TRIP OUT OF ANC AFTER XFERRING FROM HNL. WE WERE FLYING THE DESIGNATED PRIORITY FREIGHTER. I WAS VERY COGNIZANT OF BEING RUSHED, BUT TRIED TO BE AS METHODICAL AS POSSIBLE IN FLT PLANNING AND IN REVIEWING A TON OF HAZARDOUS CARGO FORMS. NOTICED ACFT WERE CURRENTLY DEPARTING RWY 32 EVEN THOUGH THE ATIS WAS CALLING IT CLOSED. WHILE CONDUCTING THE PLT BRIEFING THE FO BROUGHT UP THAT WE NEEDED TO LET GND CTL KNOW WE WERE UNABLE TO TURN RESTR TO 190 DEGS BEFORE 10 DME (THIS WAS ON THE ANC 3). WE ARE ALL CREATURES OF HABIT ALMOST ALWAYS USING THE ANC 3 OFF RWY 32. HARD TO BELIEVE THE CREW AND GND CTL FAILED TO NOTICE WE WERE ABOUT TO DEPART VIA THE ANC 3 OFF RWY 6.

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.