Citation V/Ultra/Encore (C560)
Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Human-Machine Interface; Workload
Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe; Deviation - Altitude Overshoot; Deviation - Track / Heading All Types; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Clearance
Air Traffic Control Issued New Clearance; Flight Crew Became Reoriented; Flight Crew Returned To Clearance; Flight Crew Took Evasive Action
Aircraft; Procedure; Chart Or Publication
After takeoff at 1;500 FT AGL; my co-pilot (pilot flying) advised me he was turning on the autopilot. A few seconds later we noticed the airplane was not beginning to level at 2;000 FT per the Teterboro 8 Departure from Runway 1. I advised him that autopilot had not engaged he agreed and leveled the aircraft at 2;040 FT. At that time the aircraft was on a heading of approximately 045 instead of the 040 per the departure. We began the turn to the 280 heading per the SID. At the same time ATC asked us to IDENT and told us to turn left to a heading of 280. I looked at the DME readout from TEB VOR and it said 3.5; the turn was supposed to commence at 2.3 DME. I believe our delayed turn was due to the error in the automation or our failure to engage the auto pilot correctly. ATC had no further comment on our turn.
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A CE560 autopilot did not engage when selected ON while flying the TEB 8 Runway 1 Departure and consequently the aircraft did not level at 2;000 FT nor turn at 2.3 DME.