B777-200 flight crew has heading deviation during go around at sfo.

Attributes
ACN	712497
Time
Date	200610
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sfo.airport
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl single value : 3000
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : sfo.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B777-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	landing : missed approach landing : go around ground : maintenance
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 9500 flight time type : 4200
ASRS Report	712497
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued advisory flight crew : executed go around flight crew : returned to intended or assigned course
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

As we were on final; the tower instructed traffic to cross runway 28L from right to left. It appeared as if the traffic might not clear in time. From my perspective looking straight down the runway and seeing the tail of the aircraft; it did clear the runway; however when we were at approximately 100-200 ft; the tower ordered us to go around. With no time to question the call; we executed a go around and were busy with the many related duties. We had; as I recall; reached 3000 ft. As I was busy with the after takeoff checklist and several other duties; the tower controller gave us a heading change. The captain had been hand flying the approach. I reached up automatically to dial in the new heading on the MCP but simultaneously remembered and saw that the autoplt was engaged and saw the captain's hand on the heading select knob. As several other things in the heavy workload environment were pressing; I turned my attention to them; leaving the heading change to the PF. A very short time later ATC asked to verify that we were on the new heading. When I looked up; we were just turning to the new heading.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B777-200 FLT CREW HAS HDG DEV DURING GAR AT SFO.

Narrative: AS WE WERE ON FINAL; THE TWR INSTRUCTED TFC TO CROSS RWY 28L FROM R TO L. IT APPEARED AS IF THE TFC MIGHT NOT CLR IN TIME. FROM MY PERSPECTIVE LOOKING STRAIGHT DOWN THE RWY AND SEEING THE TAIL OF THE ACFT; IT DID CLR THE RWY; HOWEVER WHEN WE WERE AT APPROX 100-200 FT; THE TWR ORDERED US TO GO AROUND. WITH NO TIME TO QUESTION THE CALL; WE EXECUTED A GAR AND WERE BUSY WITH THE MANY RELATED DUTIES. WE HAD; AS I RECALL; REACHED 3000 FT. AS I WAS BUSY WITH THE AFTER TKOF CHKLIST AND SEVERAL OTHER DUTIES; THE TWR CTLR GAVE US A HDG CHANGE. THE CAPT HAD BEEN HAND FLYING THE APCH. I REACHED UP AUTOMATICALLY TO DIAL IN THE NEW HDG ON THE MCP BUT SIMULTANEOUSLY REMEMBERED AND SAW THAT THE AUTOPLT WAS ENGAGED AND SAW THE CAPT'S HAND ON THE HDG SELECT KNOB. AS SEVERAL OTHER THINGS IN THE HVY WORKLOAD ENVIRONMENT WERE PRESSING; I TURNED MY ATTN TO THEM; LEAVING THE HDG CHANGE TO THE PF. A VERY SHORT TIME LATER ATC ASKED TO VERIFY THAT WE WERE ON THE NEW HDG. WHEN I LOOKED UP; WE WERE JUST TURNING TO THE NEW HDG.

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.