Navigation deviation on arrival routing into msp.

Attributes
ACN	329870
Time
Date	199603
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : eau
State Reference	WI
Altitude	msl bound lower : 24000 msl bound upper : 24000
Environment
Flight Conditions	Marginal
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zmp
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	DC-9 30
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	cruise other descent other
Route In Use	arrival other enroute : direct
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 5500 flight time type : 200
ASRS Report	329870
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 11000 flight time type : 4300
ASRS Report	329879
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance non adherence : far other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : became reoriented 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:

We were arriving to msp via the eau claire 1 arrival. Radar vectors for spacing were given followed by instructions to proceed direct to eau VOR. The captain then inadvertently proceeded on a course direct to msp VOR. The error was simultaneously noticed by ourselves and ATC. We passed 10-15 NM south of eau VOR and joined the arrival west of the VOR.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: NAV DEV ON ARR ROUTING INTO MSP.

Narrative: WE WERE ARRIVING TO MSP VIA THE EAU CLAIRE 1 ARR. RADAR VECTORS FOR SPACING WERE GIVEN FOLLOWED BY INSTRUCTIONS TO PROCEED DIRECT TO EAU VOR. THE CAPT THEN INADVERTENTLY PROCEEDED ON A COURSE DIRECT TO MSP VOR. THE ERROR WAS SIMULTANEOUSLY NOTICED BY OURSELVES AND ATC. WE PASSED 10-15 NM S OF EAU VOR AND JOINED THE ARR W OF THE VOR.

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.