B727 flight crew departs bairn intersection on improper heading for runway in use at mco.

Attributes
ACN	434730
Time
Date	199904
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	intersection : bairn
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl single value : 11000
Environment
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : mco.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B727 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other vortac
Flight Phase	descent : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial
ASRS Report	434730
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	atc equipment other atc equipment : radar other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : returned to original clearance
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Airport ATC Human Performance Airspace Structure
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

On the goofy 4 arrival into orlando at bairn intersection, we turned to a 360 degree heading instead of continuing on the 342 degree inbound to orlando. The controller asked if we were still on the arrival and we said we were and had turned to the 360 degree heading. She then told us to turn to a 320 degree heading to rejoin the arrival since they were landing to the south. We were planning on landing to the north which is a 360 degree heading out of bairn intersection.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B727 FLC DEPARTS BAIRN INTXN ON IMPROPER HDG FOR RWY IN USE AT MCO.

Narrative: ON THE GOOFY 4 ARR INTO ORLANDO AT BAIRN INTXN, WE TURNED TO A 360 DEG HDG INSTEAD OF CONTINUING ON THE 342 DEG INBOUND TO ORLANDO. THE CTLR ASKED IF WE WERE STILL ON THE ARR AND WE SAID WE WERE AND HAD TURNED TO THE 360 DEG HDG. SHE THEN TOLD US TO TURN TO A 320 DEG HDG TO REJOIN THE ARR SINCE THEY WERE LNDG TO THE S. WE WERE PLANNING ON LNDG TO THE N WHICH IS A 360 DEG HDG OUT OF BAIRN INTXN.

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.