2006-08 · NASA ASRS report 707389
A FLT CREW DEPARTING CLT TURNS WRONG WAY ON DEP FROM RWY 36R.
I GUESS IT REALLY STARTED WHEN OUR COMPANY CHANGED COMMERCIAL CHART SUPPLIERS. MORE ON THIS LATER. WE DIVERTED TO CLT WITH A PRESSURIZATION PROB. 5 HRS LATER OUR MAINT CTL THROUGH CONTRACT MAINT STARTED TO SIGN OFF OUR LOGBOOK. WE STARTED OUR APU ONLY TO SEE A MESSAGE 'LOW OIL' WHICH ALLOWS 10 HR OF USE. OUR MAINT TOLD CONTRACT MAINT TO MEL THE ENTIRE APU! WE THOUGHT THAT WE WOULD GET RWY 36L FOR DEP. THE FO SET UP OUR FMS AND DIALED IN A 330 DEG HDG FOR RWY 36L. AFTER PUSHBACK WE HAD TO DO AN EXTRA QRH PROC TO 'XBLEED' OUR SECOND ENG DUE TO AN APU OUT! NOW WITH OUR ATTN DIVERTED FROM NORMAL; WE WERE GIVEN RWY 36R! WE CONTINUED OUR TAXI TO RWY 36R. NOW TO THE CHARTS; UNLIKE PREVIOUS SUPPLIER; 'ALL' THE DEPS ARE ON 1 CHART. I HAD THE PICTORIAL OPEN TO MAKE SURE OF OUR RTE. ONE HAS TO REALLY LOOK HARD TO MAKE SURE OF THE CORRECT DEP! ON TKOF AT 400 FT WE STARTED TO TURN TO 330 DEGS. WITHIN 5 DEGS THE TWR CAUGHT IT AND TOLD US TO TURN TO 025 DEGS. WE SWITCHED TO DEP AND TOLD TO CALL THE TWR ON LNDG. WE EXPLAINED WHAT HAPPENED AND THEY SAID NO PROB! THE RTES AND HDGS ARE ONLY ON A TEXT PAGE! OUR COMPANY SWITCHED TO SAVE MONEY! AT NO TIME DID WE GET ANY ALERTS FOR CONFLICTING TFC. A GOOD CORRECTIVE ACTION WOULD BE TO GO BACK TO PREVIOUS SUPPLIER; WHICH MOST PLTS HAVE BEEN USING FOR 20+ YRS!
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