Summary
ASOR Summary
The aircraft was to depart via a Wollongong One Standard Instrument Departure (SID) after taking off from runway 16. After this instruction had been passed to the aircraft, the duty runway was changed to runway 07. This information was passed to the aircraft along with the instruction that the Wollongong One SID was to be flown. (The Wollongong One SID from runway 16 is different to the Wollongong One SID from runway 07.) In the event, the aircraft was observed on radar after take-off from runway 07 to commence to fly the Wollongong One SID applicable to runway 16. The aircraft was then instructed to track direct to Wollongong.
Safety Action
The Bureau of Air Safety Investigation recommends that the Civil Aviation Authority:
(a) review the presentation of standard departure instructions in order to ensure that they are clearly laid out to make them easily assimilated, and
(b) review the instructions for each runway so that they are contained on individual charts or, are clearly delineated on each chart.
Occurrence summary
| Investigation number | 199400425 |
|---|---|
| Occurrence date | 06/02/1994 |
| Location | Sydney |
| State | New South Wales |
| Report release date | 11/08/1994 |
| Report status | Final |
| Investigation type | Occurrence Investigation |
| Investigation status | Completed |
| Mode of transport | Aviation |
| Aviation occurrence category | Operational non-compliance |
| Occurrence class | Incident |
Aircraft details
| Manufacturer | The Boeing Company |
|---|---|
| Model | 747-400 |
| Registration | 9M-MPB |
| Sector | Jet |
| Operation type | Air Transport High Capacity |
| Departure point | Sydney NSW |
| Destination | Melbourne VIC |
| Damage | Nil |