An air carrier makes a taxi error at ord, il.

Attributes
ACN	505580
Time
Date	200103
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ord.airport
State Reference	IL
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : s56.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B767 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 297
ASRS Report	505580
Events
Anomaly	incursion : taxiway non adherence : clearance
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : returned to intended or assigned course flight crew : became reoriented
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Environmental Factor Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

While holding at bravo line (south) short of taxiway a, ground control cleared us to taxi to runway 32L, tango 10 intersection, via right onto taxiway a, taxiway A7 and tango. After receiving the taxi instructions and taxiing on taxiway a, control surface checks were made. I checked the rudder pedals and as I looked forward, a fire and smoke on the field caught my eye at a distance. At this same moment, the first officer was looking at the display on the status for control surface check. This momentary distraction took our attention off the A7 intersection, and I taxied past it. Ground control was quick to notice. Ground control then reclred us via taxiway A6 and bravo to rejoin A7 and tango. At no time was safety compromised with any other surface traffic.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ACR MAKES A TAXI ERROR AT ORD, IL.

Narrative: WHILE HOLDING At BRAVO LINE (S) SHORT OF TXWY A, GND CTL CLRED US TO TAXI TO RWY 32L, TANGO 10 INTXN, VIA R ONTO TXWY A, TXWY A7 AND TANGO. AFTER RECEIVING THE TAXI INSTRUCTIONS AND TAXIING ON TXWY A, CTL SURFACE CHKS WERE MADE. I CHKED THE RUDDER PEDALS AND AS I LOOKED FORWARD, A FIRE AND SMOKE ON THE FIELD CAUGHT MY EYE AT A DISTANCE. AT THIS SAME MOMENT, THE FO WAS LOOKING AT THE DISPLAY ON THE STATUS FOR CTL SURFACE CHK. THIS MOMENTARY DISTRACTION TOOK OUR ATTENTION OFF THE A7 INTXN, AND I TAXIED PAST IT. GND CTL WAS QUICK TO NOTICE. GND CTL THEN RECLRED US VIA TXWY A6 AND BRAVO TO REJOIN A7 AND TANGO. AT NO TIME WAS SAFETY COMPROMISED WITH ANY OTHER SURFACE TFC.

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.