Flight Crew Last 90 Days 240; Flight Crew Total 14570; Flight Crew Type 6100
Situational Awareness
ATC Issue All Types; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy
Flight Crew Took Evasive Action; Flight Crew Became Reoriented
Airport; Aircraft; Human Factors; Procedure
[We] departed Runway 28R at SFO. We were in a 737-900 with a takeoff weight of 180;000 LBS. Typically we use Runway 1R for departure; but due to our weight; [Runway] 1R was too short. We got the clearance for the Quiet 4 departure. The Tower changed our clearance to heading of 050 on departure. We had departed normally; but as we turned to the north in the climb we got a TERRAIN; TERRAIN warning. We increased our pitch and the warning ended.
B737-900 Captain reports receiving a EGPWS terrain warning departing Runway 28R at SFO with instructions to turn right to a 050 heading. Pitch was increased to silence the warning. Day VMC prevailed.