Air carrier large transport track heading deviation.

Attributes
ACN	160258
Time
Date	199010
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : cle
State Reference	OH
Altitude	msl bound lower : 35000 msl bound upper : 35000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zob tower : den
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	enroute : on vectors enroute : direct
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 8000 flight time type : 1900
ASRS Report	160258
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Remained on an assigned heading of 120 degree in the heading select mode (large transport). Center said they gave us direct to bucko intersection. I do not remember rogering the clearance. At the time of the supposed clearance we were dealing with a fault in the APU door system which was causing some aircraft vibration. Obviously we as a crew missed the clearance; a case of being distracted by aircraft systems and a subsequent loss of ATC monitoring.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR LGT TRACK HEADING DEVIATION.

Narrative: REMAINED ON AN ASSIGNED HDG OF 120 DEG IN THE HDG SELECT MODE (LGT). CTR SAID THEY GAVE US DIRECT TO BUCKO INTXN. I DO NOT REMEMBER ROGERING THE CLRNC. AT THE TIME OF THE SUPPOSED CLRNC WE WERE DEALING WITH A FAULT IN THE APU DOOR SYS WHICH WAS CAUSING SOME ACFT VIBRATION. OBVIOUSLY WE AS A CREW MISSED THE CLRNC; A CASE OF BEING DISTRACTED BY ACFT SYSTEMS AND A SUBSEQUENT LOSS OF ATC MONITORING.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.