FLT CREW OF B763 INADVERTENTLY FLEW SID OTHER THAN THAT CLRED.
Synopsis
FLT CREW OF B763 INADVERTENTLY FLEW SID OTHER THAN THAT CLRED.
Narrative
THE FO WAS FLYING THE ACFT. DURING INITIAL CLB; HE VERBALIZED THAT THE FMS MAP DISPLAY (MAGENTA LINE) DID NOT AGREE WITH THE DEP CLRNC (BIBOS 2D) FROM RWY 7. I WAS INVOLVED WITH FREQ AND ALT CHANGES AND TOLD HIM TO FLY THE DEP VIA MANUAL BACKUP. HE SELECTED MANUAL VOR; BUT BEGAN TO INCORRECTLY NAV VIA THE BIBOS ZE DEP TRANSITION. SOON AFTER; THE CTLR ASKED US TO VERIFY OUR CLRNC -- I RESPONDED THAT IT WAS THE BIBOS ZD. HE STATED THAT WE WERE NOT FLYING IT PROPERLY. I CONFIRMED (VIA THE CHART AND FMS DISPLAY) THAT WE WERE L OF THE CORRECT RADIAL AND DIRECTED THE FO TO STEER BACK TO THE R TO RE-ESTABLISH. THE DEP CTLR THEN CLRED US DIRECT TO A DOWNLINE DEP (SID) INTXN ON THE BIBOS 2D. THERE WAS NO APPARENT TFC CONFLICT NOTED AT ANY TIME. THE PROPER DEP SID HAD BEEN BRIEFED BTWN ALL 3 CREW MEMBERS PRIOR TO BOTH THE PUSHBACK AND TKOF. (IT WAS NOTED THAT IT WAS A CHANGE FROM THE BIBOS ZG INDICATED ON THE FLT PLAN). AFTER THE OCCURRENCE; THE FO INDICATED THAT HE WAS ACTUALLY THINKING OF THE BIBOS ZE. THERE WERE SEVERAL DISTRS DURING THE BRIEFING THAT LIKELY CONTRIBUTED TO THE CONFUSION. A CHANGE TO AN EARLIER SLOT TIME BY ATC; DISCUSSION OF DEICING DUE TO VERY LIGHT SNOW FLURRIES; PRESSURE TO PUSH AWAY FROM THE GATE BY OPS PERSONNEL; AND ULTIMATELY TKOF CLRNC BEFORE THE UPDATED SLOT TIME. HOWEVER; I DID VISUALLY CONFIRM THAT THE PROPER DEP WAS LOADED IN THE FMS AND DID COMPARE THE LEGS PAGE INFO WITH THE SID. I WAS CERTAIN OF THE EXPECTED RTE. HUMAN FACTORS CONSIDERATIONS -- THE FO WAS APPARENTLY UNSURE OF THE DEP PROC; BUT DID NOT SO INDICATE. I DEFERRED TO HIM DURING CLB IN PART BECAUSE HE SOUNDED SO CERTAIN. (I AM RELATIVELY NEW TO INTL OPS -- HE HAD MORE EXPERIENCE IN THE ARENA OF OPS). THE RELIEF PLT FAILED TO FOLLOW THE DEP PROC EVEN THOUGH HE HAD THE CHART IN HAND -- HE OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE CTLR COULD HAVE OFFERED AN INITIAL VECTOR RATHER THAN TO ALLOW US TO DEV FARTHER AWAY FROM PROPER COURSE. I WILL NOT AGAIN PUSH AWAY FROM THE GATE UNLESS I HAVE CONFIRMATION FROM EACH CREW MEMBER THAT WE ARE CONFIDENT OF THE INTENDED FLT PATH.
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Source: NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System (public domain). Reports are voluntary submissions and are not verified by NASA.