A320 flight crew misinterps arrival and flies wrong heading during arrival to dfw.

Attributes
ACN	577542
Time
Date	200303
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	navaid : fuz.vortac
State Reference	TX
Altitude	msl single value : 12000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : d10.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	A320
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	arrival star : bowie
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	controller military : 20 controller radar : 30 flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 6000 flight time type : 800
ASRS Report	577542
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllerb
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

Please look at a commercial chart 'bowie 7 arrival' (ukw.UKW7) to dallas. Abeam dfw is a fix named 'siler' (TTT 306 degree radial 9 DME). From siler you either fly to sturn or head 175 degrees to fuz VOR. Note #1 applies to sturn and says 'east, F, G, I, right & west suffixed aircraft landing north.' note #2 applies to fuz and said 'jets landing north.' this is confusing. The captain programmed fuz because the A320 is a 'jet.' makes sense. I suggested sturn because of our suffix. I asked approach control once we were handed off, and approach instructed us to use sturn. We were faced with reprogramming the approach, which is usually not a problem. Then approach changed the kagle at 11000 ft to bambe, then canceled the speed restr. Too many changes close in. The 'notes' on this plate should be clarified. Note #1 should say 'all aircraft with east, F, G, I right, west suffix.' note #2 should say 'all other jets.' there is no need to make this confusing.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A320 FLT CREW MISINTERPS ARR AND FLIES WRONG HDG DURING ARR TO DFW.

Narrative: PLEASE LOOK AT A COMMERCIAL CHART 'BOWIE 7 ARR' (UKW.UKW7) TO DALLAS. ABEAM DFW IS A FIX NAMED 'SILER' (TTT 306 DEG RADIAL 9 DME). FROM SILER YOU EITHER FLY TO STURN OR HEAD 175 DEGS TO FUZ VOR. NOTE #1 APPLIES TO STURN AND SAYS 'E, F, G, I, R & W SUFFIXED ACFT LNDG N.' NOTE #2 APPLIES TO FUZ AND SAID 'JETS LNDG N.' THIS IS CONFUSING. THE CAPT PROGRAMMED FUZ BECAUSE THE A320 IS A 'JET.' MAKES SENSE. I SUGGESTED STURN BECAUSE OF OUR SUFFIX. I ASKED APCH CTL ONCE WE WERE HANDED OFF, AND APCH INSTRUCTED US TO USE STURN. WE WERE FACED WITH REPROGRAMMING THE APCH, WHICH IS USUALLY NOT A PROB. THEN APCH CHANGED THE KAGLE AT 11000 FT TO BAMBE, THEN CANCELED THE SPD RESTR. TOO MANY CHANGES CLOSE IN. THE 'NOTES' ON THIS PLATE SHOULD BE CLARIFIED. NOTE #1 SHOULD SAY 'ALL ACFT WITH E, F, G, I R, W SUFFIX.' NOTE #2 SHOULD SAY 'ALL OTHER JETS.' THERE IS NO NEED TO MAKE THIS CONFUSING.

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.