Narrative:

After takeoff from ege; we followed the LNAV track on the COTDN2 runway 25 departure. Den ARTCC advised we violated aspen airspace; and to call center (mr. X). It appeared we followed the engine out LNAV track that was in the FMC. I feel that this should not be in the FMC. While we missed the turn to jesie at 10000 ft; this procedure 'begs' for this to happen; especially when I fly into and out of ege only once or twice a year. Mr X told me that this occurs several times a year to all carriers. The SID and/or FMC and/or procedure should be changed to preclude this from happening again. Supplementary information from acn 662106: departing the ege airport on the cottonwood departure off of runway 25; we were notified by ATC that we had 'violated aspen airspace.' per the procedural notes on the SID; LNAV was armed prior to point F222C. We did not recognize at the time that the FMC and LNAV were indicating/directing the 'engine out' flight path until we had turned south and ATC made the radio call. Captain phoned ATC upon arrival at destination (per instructions from the incident den controller). The confusion on the departure resulted from the selected departure procedure in the FMC indicating the engine out path and LNAV flying the engine out profile. We briefed the correct procedure at the gate prior to pushback; but when we selected the LNAV per the instructions on the SID; we simply flew what the instruments were telling us to fly.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLT CREW OF B757-200; UNFAMILIAR WITH THE AREA; DEPART EGE VIA THE COTTONWOOD SID. FLT CREW FAILS TO DETERMINE THAT THE DEFAULT FORM OF THIS DEP IN THEIR FMC DATABASE IS THE ENG FAIL PROC FROM RWY 25. THE RESULT IS UNAUTHORIZED PENETRATION OF AIRSPACE.

Narrative: AFTER TKOF FROM EGE; WE FOLLOWED THE LNAV TRACK ON THE COTDN2 RWY 25 DEP. DEN ARTCC ADVISED WE VIOLATED ASPEN AIRSPACE; AND TO CALL CTR (MR. X). IT APPEARED WE FOLLOWED THE ENG OUT LNAV TRACK THAT WAS IN THE FMC. I FEEL THAT THIS SHOULD NOT BE IN THE FMC. WHILE WE MISSED THE TURN TO JESIE AT 10000 FT; THIS PROC 'BEGS' FOR THIS TO HAPPEN; ESPECIALLY WHEN I FLY INTO AND OUT OF EGE ONLY ONCE OR TWICE A YEAR. MR X TOLD ME THAT THIS OCCURS SEVERAL TIMES A YEAR TO ALL CARRIERS. THE SID AND/OR FMC AND/OR PROC SHOULD BE CHANGED TO PRECLUDE THIS FROM HAPPENING AGAIN. SUPPLEMENTARY INFO FROM ACN 662106: DEPARTING THE EGE ARPT ON THE COTTONWOOD DEP OFF OF RWY 25; WE WERE NOTIFIED BY ATC THAT WE HAD 'VIOLATED ASPEN AIRSPACE.' PER THE PROCEDURAL NOTES ON THE SID; LNAV WAS ARMED PRIOR TO POINT F222C. WE DID NOT RECOGNIZE AT THE TIME THAT THE FMC AND LNAV WERE INDICATING/DIRECTING THE 'ENG OUT' FLT PATH UNTIL WE HAD TURNED S AND ATC MADE THE RADIO CALL. CAPT PHONED ATC UPON ARR AT DESTINATION (PER INSTRUCTIONS FROM THE INCIDENT DEN CTLR). THE CONFUSION ON THE DEP RESULTED FROM THE SELECTED DEP PROC IN THE FMC INDICATING THE ENG OUT PATH AND LNAV FLYING THE ENG OUT PROFILE. WE BRIEFED THE CORRECT PROC AT THE GATE PRIOR TO PUSHBACK; BUT WHEN WE SELECTED THE LNAV PER THE INSTRUCTIONS ON THE SID; WE SIMPLY FLEW WHAT THE INSTRUMENTS WERE TELLING US TO FLY.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.