Narrative:

I was the captain, flying pilot, on an aircraft dispatched with the automatic cabin pressure control inoperative and cargo compartment heat inoperative. I requested lower altitudes for the flight plan due to the problem with the aircraft. My first officer was not sure of how well he could control the cabin without hurting passenger ears. I had an flight attendant with allergy sinus trouble. Crossing flat rock on the arrival to phl, the flight attendant came to the cockpit to say we were doing a good job. I had just requested lower to 15000 ft for the jaybo cross restr. I misread the STAR and dialed in and flew outbound on the wrong radial from flat rock. I flew 085 degree radial out of fak which is the ob radial from ott. ATC corrected me. I was preoccupied with the abnormal procedure in the cockpit.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CAPT OF AN MLG SET AND FLEW THE WRONG VOR RADIAL DURING A STAR ARR.

Narrative: I WAS THE CAPT, FLYING PLT, ON AN ACFT DISPATCHED WITH THE AUTO CABIN PRESSURE CTL INOP AND CARGO COMPARTMENT HEAT INOP. I REQUESTED LOWER ALTS FOR THE FLT PLAN DUE TO THE PROB WITH THE ACFT. MY FO WAS NOT SURE OF HOW WELL HE COULD CTL THE CABIN WITHOUT HURTING PAX EARS. I HAD AN FA WITH ALLERGY SINUS TROUBLE. XING FLAT ROCK ON THE ARR TO PHL, THE FLT ATTENDANT CAME TO THE COCKPIT TO SAY WE WERE DOING A GOOD JOB. I HAD JUST REQUESTED LOWER TO 15000 FT FOR THE JAYBO CROSS RESTR. I MISREAD THE STAR AND DIALED IN AND FLEW OUTBOUND ON THE WRONG RADIAL FROM FLAT ROCK. I FLEW 085 DEG RADIAL OUT OF FAK WHICH IS THE OB RADIAL FROM OTT. ATC CORRECTED ME. I WAS PREOCCUPIED WITH THE ABNORMAL PROC IN THE COCKPIT.

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.