A B727-200 flight crew received an amended arrival but flew the original arrival into msp.

Attributes
ACN	446530
Time
Date	199908
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : grr.airport
State Reference	MI
Altitude	msl single value : 31000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zau.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B727-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other vortac
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Route In Use	arrival star : eau4
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 6500 flight time type : 4500
ASRS Report	446530
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance none taken : detected after the fact
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Clearance was originally eau 4 arrival (iad-msp), then clearance changed grr-grb-brd gopher 3 arrs, but actually flown was eau 4 arrival (loss of communications for about 3-5 mins). Center then actually cleared us on eau 4 arrival and there was no discussion or incident.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B727-200 FLC RECEIVED AN AMENDED ARR BUT FLEW THE ORIGINAL ARR INTO MSP.

Narrative: CLRNC WAS ORIGINALLY EAU 4 ARR (IAD-MSP), THEN CLRNC CHANGED GRR-GRB-BRD GOPHER 3 ARRS, BUT ACTUALLY FLOWN WAS EAU 4 ARR (LOSS OF COMS FOR ABOUT 3-5 MINS). CTR THEN ACTUALLY CLRED US ON EAU 4 ARR AND THERE WAS NO DISCUSSION OR INCIDENT.

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.