An MD80S fails to follow the assigned arrival in ZFW, tx, airspace.

Attributes
ACN	381840
Time
Date	199710
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : ink
State Reference	TX
Altitude	msl bound lower : 31000 msl bound upper : 31000
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zfw tower : cdg
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Super 80
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	arrival other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	381840
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	atc equipment other atc equipment : unspecified other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : became reoriented other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Altitude: FL310. ATC facility: ZFW. Location: 35W ink. Passing ink followed the airway instead of the arrival transition. ATC issued a heading back to transition. I had flown this route all the previous month. Don't know what I was thinking. Will be more careful in the future.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN MD80S FAILS TO FOLLOW THE ASSIGNED ARR IN ZFW, TX, AIRSPACE.

Narrative: ALT: FL310. ATC FACILITY: ZFW. LOCATION: 35W INK. PASSING INK FOLLOWED THE AIRWAY INSTEAD OF THE ARR TRANSITION. ATC ISSUED A HEADING BACK TO TRANSITION. I HAD FLOWN THIS RTE ALL THE PREVIOUS MONTH. DON'T KNOW WHAT I WAS THINKING. WILL BE MORE CAREFUL IN THE FUTURE.

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.