Narrative:

I was on my second trip for IOE as first officer on an MD83. My instructor was attempting to offer instruction to me while descending into seattle on the olympia 2 arrival. Seattle was landing on runway 16R-left at the time. I got overloaded with information coming from my instructor, listening to approach control, flying the arrival in icing conditions (which caused me to have to use higher than normal power settings and pay closer attention to altitude restrs). The olympia 2 calls for a turn to 340 degree heading at 'fourt' (olm-022 degrees-20) when seattle is landing south. Approaching 'arvad' (olm-022 degrees-20) my instructor told me to turn to 340 degrees and I did not xchk where we were at the time. Seattle informed us we turned 5 mi early and gave us a corrected heading of 040 degrees for approximately 1 min then turned us back to the north to resume arrival. That was all seattle said to us about the event. I believe both the instructor and I were overloaded with information coming at us and the early turn to the north was an effort to stay ahead on the arrival. Supplemental information from acn 355826: the first officer began a turn to 340 degree heading at arvad instead of fourt as prescribed on the arrival. We were descending and ATC gave us a new altitude and a speed restr at the same time, while I was trying to get the new ATIS and watch the student at the same time.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MD83 FO, PF, ON SECOND IOE FLT, FLYING THE OLYMPIA 2 STAR. OVERLOADED WITH INFO FROM INSTRUCTOR AND TURNED AT ARVAD TO 340 DEGS INSTEAD OF FOURT. APCH CTLR CORRECTED AND GAVE VECTOR TO 040 DEGS. VECTORED BACK TO THE N FOR APCH AND LNDG. BOTH PLTS WERE OVERLOADED.

Narrative: I WAS ON MY SECOND TRIP FOR IOE AS FO ON AN MD83. MY INSTRUCTOR WAS ATTEMPTING TO OFFER INSTRUCTION TO ME WHILE DSNDING INTO SEATTLE ON THE OLYMPIA 2 ARR. SEATTLE WAS LNDG ON RWY 16R-L AT THE TIME. I GOT OVERLOADED WITH INFO COMING FROM MY INSTRUCTOR, LISTENING TO APCH CTL, FLYING THE ARR IN ICING CONDITIONS (WHICH CAUSED ME TO HAVE TO USE HIGHER THAN NORMAL PWR SETTINGS AND PAY CLOSER ATTN TO ALT RESTRS). THE OLYMPIA 2 CALLS FOR A TURN TO 340 DEG HDG AT 'FOURT' (OLM-022 DEGS-20) WHEN SEATTLE IS LNDG S. APCHING 'ARVAD' (OLM-022 DEGS-20) MY INSTRUCTOR TOLD ME TO TURN TO 340 DEGS AND I DID NOT XCHK WHERE WE WERE AT THE TIME. SEATTLE INFORMED US WE TURNED 5 MI EARLY AND GAVE US A CORRECTED HDG OF 040 DEGS FOR APPROX 1 MIN THEN TURNED US BACK TO THE N TO RESUME ARR. THAT WAS ALL SEATTLE SAID TO US ABOUT THE EVENT. I BELIEVE BOTH THE INSTRUCTOR AND I WERE OVERLOADED WITH INFO COMING AT US AND THE EARLY TURN TO THE N WAS AN EFFORT TO STAY AHEAD ON THE ARR. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 355826: THE FO BEGAN A TURN TO 340 DEG HDG AT ARVAD INSTEAD OF FOURT AS PRESCRIBED ON THE ARR. WE WERE DSNDING AND ATC GAVE US A NEW ALT AND A SPD RESTR AT THE SAME TIME, WHILE I WAS TRYING TO GET THE NEW ATIS AND WATCH THE STUDENT AT THE SAME TIME.

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.