Narrative:

Our taxi-out instructions were to follow another carrier's rj to runway 4. Approaching intersection D; ground instructed us to contact tower. We checked in with tower and they cleared us for immediate takeoff runway 4 intersection D; traffic was on final for runway 22; turn to heading 340 degrees as soon as possible. I was the PF and took the thrust levers on the roll and we executed a rolling takeoff from runway 4. At 400 ft AGL we went into a 30 degree bank rolling out on a heading of 340 degrees. Tower instructed us to contact departure and we were on our way. At this time we were at 1000 ft AGL and cleaned up and the captain checked in with departure. It as at this time that his altimeter failed. I told him that mine was fine and the standby was fine too. He checked for circuit breakers and I continued to fly heading 340 degrees. While checking for breakers the altimeter problem corrected itself and we continued on our heading. After what seemed like about a min we heard company calling us on communication #2. I took the radio call as the captain was on communication #1 with departure we thought. They said that ATC was trying to reach us on guard. We discovered that the radio frequency was set to 119.5; not 119.15. We changed the frequency and checked in and they gave us an immediate turn and told us that we were entering restr airspace. We turned to the new heading and continued without incident. We were never given a phone number to call; but called our ATC specialist to make sure that everything was ok and had maintenance look at the captain's altimeter when we landed. Contributing factors were the expedited departure with a quick turn; and the altimeter failure. Ensure that the proper frequency is set and that we receive a reply before getting distraction by other events.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B737-300 FLT CREW ENTERS RESTR AIRSPACE AFTER DEP FROM ELP.

Narrative: OUR TAXI-OUT INSTRUCTIONS WERE TO FOLLOW ANOTHER CARRIER'S RJ TO RWY 4. APCHING INTXN D; GND INSTRUCTED US TO CONTACT TWR. WE CHKED IN WITH TWR AND THEY CLRED US FOR IMMEDIATE TKOF RWY 4 INTXN D; TFC WAS ON FINAL FOR RWY 22; TURN TO HDG 340 DEGS ASAP. I WAS THE PF AND TOOK THE THRUST LEVERS ON THE ROLL AND WE EXECUTED A ROLLING TKOF FROM RWY 4. AT 400 FT AGL WE WENT INTO A 30 DEG BANK ROLLING OUT ON A HDG OF 340 DEGS. TWR INSTRUCTED US TO CONTACT DEP AND WE WERE ON OUR WAY. AT THIS TIME WE WERE AT 1000 FT AGL AND CLEANED UP AND THE CAPT CHKED IN WITH DEP. IT AS AT THIS TIME THAT HIS ALTIMETER FAILED. I TOLD HIM THAT MINE WAS FINE AND THE STANDBY WAS FINE TOO. HE CHKED FOR CIRCUIT BREAKERS AND I CONTINUED TO FLY HDG 340 DEGS. WHILE CHKING FOR BREAKERS THE ALTIMETER PROB CORRECTED ITSELF AND WE CONTINUED ON OUR HDG. AFTER WHAT SEEMED LIKE ABOUT A MIN WE HEARD COMPANY CALLING US ON COM #2. I TOOK THE RADIO CALL AS THE CAPT WAS ON COM #1 WITH DEP WE THOUGHT. THEY SAID THAT ATC WAS TRYING TO REACH US ON GUARD. WE DISCOVERED THAT THE RADIO FREQ WAS SET TO 119.5; NOT 119.15. WE CHANGED THE FREQ AND CHKED IN AND THEY GAVE US AN IMMEDIATE TURN AND TOLD US THAT WE WERE ENTERING RESTR AIRSPACE. WE TURNED TO THE NEW HDG AND CONTINUED WITHOUT INCIDENT. WE WERE NEVER GIVEN A PHONE NUMBER TO CALL; BUT CALLED OUR ATC SPECIALIST TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYTHING WAS OK AND HAD MAINT LOOK AT THE CAPT'S ALTIMETER WHEN WE LANDED. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE THE EXPEDITED DEP WITH A QUICK TURN; AND THE ALTIMETER FAILURE. ENSURE THAT THE PROPER FREQ IS SET AND THAT WE RECEIVE A REPLY BEFORE GETTING DISTR BY OTHER EVENTS.

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.