B757 flight crew misses ATC clearance in ZFW airspace.

Attributes
ACN	415280
Time
Date	199809
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : ama
State Reference	TX
Altitude	msl bound lower : 37000 msl bound upper : 37000
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zfw
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	415280
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
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:

Apparently missed clearance direct to sps. ATC called twice.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B757 FLC MISSES ATC CLRNC IN ZFW AIRSPACE.

Narrative: APPARENTLY MISSED CLRNC DIRECT TO SPS. ATC CALLED TWICE.

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.