An air carrier flight crew flying MD80 near tul fails to fly the STAR into dfw as instructed by ATC, resulting in a track deviation and intervention by ZFW.

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Attributes
ACN	449570
Time
Date	199909
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
State Reference	TX
Altitude	msl single value : 35000
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zfw.artcc tower : sjc.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Super 80
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Route In Use	arrival star : bowie5
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	449570
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
ASRS Report	449571
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllerb other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	controller : provided flight assist flight crew : returned to intended or assigned course
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Cleared for bowie 5 vice bonham 3 over stl. Captain flying. Over tul, I tuned inbound to bowie and spun in radial. Noted captain had proper VOR tuned but did not verify radial. Lots of radio chatter and a flight attendant in cockpit discussing cabin items made for distrs. Call from center to turn to intercept correct radial is first indication something not right. Captain made immediate correction as directed. No obvious traffic conflict occurred. Will be more vigilant of outbound headings as well as inbounds in the future.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ACR FLC FLYING MD80 NEAR TUL FAILS TO FLY THE STAR INTO DFW AS INSTRUCTED BY ATC, RESULTING IN A TRACK DEV AND INTERVENTION BY ZFW.

Narrative: CLRED FOR BOWIE 5 VICE BONHAM 3 OVER STL. CAPT FLYING. OVER TUL, I TUNED INBOUND TO BOWIE AND SPUN IN RADIAL. NOTED CAPT HAD PROPER VOR TUNED BUT DID NOT VERIFY RADIAL. LOTS OF RADIO CHATTER AND A FLT ATTENDANT IN COCKPIT DISCUSSING CABIN ITEMS MADE FOR DISTRS. CALL FROM CTR TO TURN TO INTERCEPT CORRECT RADIAL IS FIRST INDICATION SOMETHING NOT RIGHT. CAPT MADE IMMEDIATE CORRECTION AS DIRECTED. NO OBVIOUS TFC CONFLICT OCCURRED. WILL BE MORE VIGILANT OF OUTBOUND HDGS AS WELL AS INBOUNDS 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.