MD80 flight crew failed to intercept houston SID after takeoff and given vector by ATC.

Attributes
ACN	523200
Time
Date	200108
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : iah.airport
State Reference	TX
Altitude	msl single value : 8000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : i90.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model
Flight Phase	descent : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	departure sid : junction
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 7000 flight time type : 1000
ASRS Report	523200
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation
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:

On jct 2 departure, captain flying was to intercept jct 2 radial. Aircraft did not intercept and remained on heading. Houston gave another heading to intercept, and we did. No conflicts. No comments by houston.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MD80 FLT CREW FAILED TO INTERCEPT HOUSTON SID AFTER TKOF AND GIVEN VECTOR BY ATC.

Narrative: ON JCT 2 DEP, CAPT FLYING WAS TO INTERCEPT JCT 2 RADIAL. ACFT DID NOT INTERCEPT AND REMAINED ON HDG. HOUSTON GAVE ANOTHER HDG TO INTERCEPT, AND WE DID. NO CONFLICTS. NO COMMENTS BY HOUSTON.

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.