Flight crew of a B737-700 were given a 160 degree vector and subsequently had crew turn to 060 degre...

Attributes
ACN	461820
Time
Date	200002
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : i90.tracon
State Reference	TX
Altitude	msl single value : 14000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-700
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	arrival : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 75 flight time total : 6000 flight time type : 1100
ASRS Report	461820
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	atc equipment other atc equipment : radar other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued alert controller : issued new clearance other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

On approach control frequency into iah, I received an off route vector to fly heading 160 degrees and maintain 14000 ft. Approximately 1 min later, ATC asked if we were on a heading of 060 degrees. We stated our assigned heading and read back heading was 160 degrees. ATC then said to turn left heading 060 degrees. No known conflicts occurred.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC OF A B737-700 WERE GIVEN A 160 DEG VECTOR AND SUBSEQUENTLY HAD CREW TURN TO 060 DEGS INSTEAD.

Narrative: ON APCH CTL FREQ INTO IAH, I RECEIVED AN OFF RTE VECTOR TO FLY HDG 160 DEGS AND MAINTAIN 14000 FT. APPROX 1 MIN LATER, ATC ASKED IF WE WERE ON A HDG OF 060 DEGS. WE STATED OUR ASSIGNED HDG AND READ BACK HDG WAS 160 DEGS. ATC THEN SAID TO TURN L HDG 060 DEGS. NO KNOWN CONFLICTS OCCURRED.

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.

Flight crew of a B737-700 were given a 160 degree vector and subsequently had crew turn to 060 degrees instead.