Narrative:

We departed runway 24 on runway heading; climbed to 1500 ft; and then turned to heading 280 degrees. At 4.5 DME we climbed to 2000 ft. At some point during numerous hand-offs and radio transmissions; ATC commented that we needed to 'check your compliance with the SID.' to the best knowledge our teb 5 departure had been completed correctly. ATC implied that there was a discrepancy between our altitude and the altitude specified on the departure. The departure occurs very quickly once airborne and is complicated by several radio frequency changes. Normally altitude changes are directed by ATC rather than left up to the crew of the aircraft. This greatly reduces the work-load of the crew especially when they are concentrating on directional changes dictated by a SID.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CAPT OF LJ35 DISPUTES DEP CTLR'S IMPLICATION OF AN ALT DISCREPANCY ON THE TEB SID FROM RWY 24.

Narrative: WE DEPARTED RWY 24 ON RWY HEADING; CLBED TO 1500 FT; AND THEN TURNED TO HEADING 280 DEGS. AT 4.5 DME WE CLBED TO 2000 FT. AT SOME POINT DURING NUMEROUS HAND-OFFS AND RADIO TRANSMISSIONS; ATC COMMENTED THAT WE NEEDED TO 'CHECK YOUR COMPLIANCE WITH THE SID.' TO THE BEST KNOWLEDGE OUR TEB 5 DEP HAD BEEN COMPLETED CORRECTLY. ATC IMPLIED THAT THERE WAS A DISCREPANCY BETWEEN OUR ALT AND THE ALT SPECIFIED ON THE DEP. THE DEP OCCURS VERY QUICKLY ONCE AIRBORNE AND IS COMPLICATED BY SEVERAL RADIO FREQ CHANGES. NORMALLY ALT CHANGES ARE DIRECTED BY ATC RATHER THAN LEFT UP TO THE CREW OF THE ACFT. THIS GREATLY REDUCES THE WORK-LOAD OF THE CREW ESPECIALLY WHEN THEY ARE CONCENTRATING ON DIRECTIONAL CHANGES DICTATED BY A SID.

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.