Originally Posted by
linedriva
There was obviously some serious errors made by the crew, but having the same SID identifier for multiple runways could have been a factor. Why not use NEVIS 6A for 34 and NEVIS 6B for runway 27, for example. Seems to work in other parts of the world.
I'm not suggesting that would have prevented the errors, but it might just have trapped it.
Is there really a need for that on the Boeing 737-800?
When the runway is entered into the FMC, the SID will show the appropriate legs for a departure off that runway.
If you subsequently have a runway change, once you enter the new runway, the legs on the SID change accordingly.
Of course, if you haven’t bothered changing the runway in the FMC, well that’s an entirely different story!