B737-300 flight crew is issued a new RNAV departure after takeoff from dfw.

Attributes
ACN	725848
Time
Date	200702
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dfw.airport
State Reference	TX
Altitude	msl single value : 10000
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : d10.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-300
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	climbout : initial
Route In Use	departure sid : akuna
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 20500 flight time type : 9000
ASRS Report	725848
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance ATC Human Performance Airspace Structure
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance

Narrative:

The waypoints on this RNAV departure are runway specific and can only be loaded into the FMC in their entirety on the ground. We were assigned runway 18L for departure which would have us turning to the north on the west side of dfw. Before takeoff; we were assigned a 160 degree heading. After departure we were assigned a 100 degree heading followed by a clearance to corts intersection and the remainder of the departure. Corts is on the departure for runways 17R/C which loops around the east side of dfw; and this is a bad time to be heads down trying to load all the waypoints individually. By the time I had inserted corts into the FMC; executed; and turned the aircraft; the controller grew impatient and assigned a 010 degree heading. We were later cleared direct akuna. I told the controller the fixes were for the other runway and that we departed runway 18L. The controllers need to understand the implications of what they did with that clearance and how it affects crews along with the limitations of FMC's.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B737-300 FLT CREW IS ISSUED A NEW RNAV DEP AFTER TKOF FROM DFW.

Narrative: THE WAYPOINTS ON THIS RNAV DEP ARE RWY SPECIFIC AND CAN ONLY BE LOADED INTO THE FMC IN THEIR ENTIRETY ON THE GND. WE WERE ASSIGNED RWY 18L FOR DEP WHICH WOULD HAVE US TURNING TO THE N ON THE W SIDE OF DFW. BEFORE TKOF; WE WERE ASSIGNED A 160 DEG HDG. AFTER DEP WE WERE ASSIGNED A 100 DEG HDG FOLLOWED BY A CLRNC TO CORTS INTXN AND THE REMAINDER OF THE DEP. CORTS IS ON THE DEP FOR RWYS 17R/C WHICH LOOPS AROUND THE E SIDE OF DFW; AND THIS IS A BAD TIME TO BE HEADS DOWN TRYING TO LOAD ALL THE WAYPOINTS INDIVIDUALLY. BY THE TIME I HAD INSERTED CORTS INTO THE FMC; EXECUTED; AND TURNED THE ACFT; THE CTLR GREW IMPATIENT AND ASSIGNED A 010 DEG HDG. WE WERE LATER CLRED DIRECT AKUNA. I TOLD THE CTLR THE FIXES WERE FOR THE OTHER RWY AND THAT WE DEPARTED RWY 18L. THE CTLRS NEED TO UNDERSTAND THE IMPLICATIONS OF WHAT THEY DID WITH THAT CLRNC AND HOW IT AFFECTS CREWS ALONG WITH THE LIMITATIONS OF FMC'S.

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.