B737 captain fly's 232 degrees to 1900 feet before turning to heading assigned by tower on RDU7 SID.

Attributes
ACN	759150
Time
Date	200710
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : rdu.airport
State Reference	NC
Altitude	msl single value : 1900
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : rdu.tracon tracon : zzzz.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-300
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : initial
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 14000 flight time type : 10000
ASRS Report	759150
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : departure
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Chart Or Publication Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

Air carrier flight rdu-phl. Pre departure clearance clearance was changed with call to ground control for push clearance. RDU7.rdu still applied; but first fix was changed to tyi; along with rest of route to phl. RDU7.rdu off of runway 23L says 'climb heading 232 degrees to 1900 ft.' we intrepid that to mean no turns below 1900 ft MSL. When tower cleared us for takeoff he issued a 210 degree heading. We waited until 1900 ft MSL to turn. He wanted us to turn before then. We were late contacting departure because the frequency was changed with the new routing. Departure asked if we had wait until 1900 ft to turn. When we answered yes; he gave us a phone number to call. In phl; I called the supervisor; who explained that he was not satisfied with how the SID was worded; and that about 90% of the air carrier's wait until 1900 ft to turn. He said in IMC conditions it could create separation problems with departures off the parallel runway 23R. My recommendation; until the wording of the SID is changed; is for the tower controller to issue clrncs with 2 separate xmissions. First; 'runway 23L; cleared for takeoff.' then; at 400-500 afe; 'turn left heading 210; contact departure.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B737 CAPTAIN FLY'S 232 DEGREES TO 1900 FEET BEFORE TURNING TO HEADING ASSIGNED BY TOWER ON RDU7 SID.

Narrative: ACR FLT RDU-PHL. PDC CLRNC WAS CHANGED WITH CALL TO GND CTL FOR PUSH CLRNC. RDU7.RDU STILL APPLIED; BUT FIRST FIX WAS CHANGED TO TYI; ALONG WITH REST OF RTE TO PHL. RDU7.RDU OFF OF RWY 23L SAYS 'CLB HDG 232 DEGS TO 1900 FT.' WE INTREPID THAT TO MEAN NO TURNS BELOW 1900 FT MSL. WHEN TWR CLRED US FOR TKOF HE ISSUED A 210 DEG HDG. WE WAITED UNTIL 1900 FT MSL TO TURN. HE WANTED US TO TURN BEFORE THEN. WE WERE LATE CONTACTING DEP BECAUSE THE FREQ WAS CHANGED WITH THE NEW ROUTING. DEP ASKED IF WE HAD WAIT UNTIL 1900 FT TO TURN. WHEN WE ANSWERED YES; HE GAVE US A PHONE NUMBER TO CALL. IN PHL; I CALLED THE SUPVR; WHO EXPLAINED THAT HE WAS NOT SATISFIED WITH HOW THE SID WAS WORDED; AND THAT ABOUT 90% OF THE ACR'S WAIT UNTIL 1900 FT TO TURN. HE SAID IN IMC CONDITIONS IT COULD CREATE SEPARATION PROBS WITH DEPS OFF THE PARALLEL RWY 23R. MY RECOMMENDATION; UNTIL THE WORDING OF THE SID IS CHANGED; IS FOR THE TWR CTLR TO ISSUE CLRNCS WITH 2 SEPARATE XMISSIONS. FIRST; 'RWY 23L; CLRED FOR TKOF.' THEN; AT 400-500 AFE; 'TURN L HDG 210; CONTACT DEP.

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.