Gulfstream V flight crew has a track heading deviation during arrival to eddf.

Attributes
ACN	701775
Time
Date	200606
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : eddf.airport
State Reference	FO
Altitude	msl single value : 5000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Gulfstream V
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	arrival star : osmax
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : corporate
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 75 flight time total : 7200 flight time type : 50
ASRS Report	701775
Person 2
Affiliation	company : corporate
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued advisory controller : issued new clearance flight crew : returned to original clearance
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Airspace Structure ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

We were filed for the osmax 1W arrival to frankfurt; germany (eddf); which was programmed into the FMS. ATIS indicated lndgs to the east; rather than the anticipated west. This meant a change of arrs; as the osmax 1W was for landing to the west. I anticipated the osmax 2E arrival and loaded this into the FMS; along with the anticipated 7L runway. In our FMS; there are; if available; transitions to choose from as options for given approachs. None of these transitions seemed to continue from the end of the osmax 2E arrival; so I didn't select any of them. At some point; approach cleared us to the first 2 or 3 points on the osmax 2E arrival. Approach then vectored us off the arrival for traffic and finally cleared us on an intercept heading along the osmax 2E arrival before clearing us for the 'osmax 7 transition;' which I repeated. The osmax 2E arrival is for runway 7L/7R; so I thought the controller was merely using different words for the same arrival we were on. (There is no osmax 7 arrival.) after continuing on the osmax 2E arrival; approach called us to confirm we were on the 'osmax 7 transition.' I told him we were on the 'osmax 2E.' he firmly notified us that the osmax 2E was a STAR; not a transition and gave us a vector. I located the osmax 7 transition; loaded it into the FMS; and reported to approach that we were ready to navigation via the osmax 7 transition. Approach then cleared us for the transition. The remainder of the flight was uneventful.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: GULFSTREAM V FLT CREW HAS A TRACK HDG DEV DURING ARR TO EDDF.

Narrative: WE WERE FILED FOR THE OSMAX 1W ARR TO FRANKFURT; GERMANY (EDDF); WHICH WAS PROGRAMMED INTO THE FMS. ATIS INDICATED LNDGS TO THE E; RATHER THAN THE ANTICIPATED W. THIS MEANT A CHANGE OF ARRS; AS THE OSMAX 1W WAS FOR LNDG TO THE W. I ANTICIPATED THE OSMAX 2E ARR AND LOADED THIS INTO THE FMS; ALONG WITH THE ANTICIPATED 7L RWY. IN OUR FMS; THERE ARE; IF AVAILABLE; TRANSITIONS TO CHOOSE FROM AS OPTIONS FOR GIVEN APCHS. NONE OF THESE TRANSITIONS SEEMED TO CONTINUE FROM THE END OF THE OSMAX 2E ARR; SO I DIDN'T SELECT ANY OF THEM. AT SOME POINT; APCH CLRED US TO THE FIRST 2 OR 3 POINTS ON THE OSMAX 2E ARR. APCH THEN VECTORED US OFF THE ARR FOR TFC AND FINALLY CLRED US ON AN INTERCEPT HDG ALONG THE OSMAX 2E ARR BEFORE CLRING US FOR THE 'OSMAX 7 TRANSITION;' WHICH I REPEATED. THE OSMAX 2E ARR IS FOR RWY 7L/7R; SO I THOUGHT THE CTLR WAS MERELY USING DIFFERENT WORDS FOR THE SAME ARR WE WERE ON. (THERE IS NO OSMAX 7 ARR.) AFTER CONTINUING ON THE OSMAX 2E ARR; APCH CALLED US TO CONFIRM WE WERE ON THE 'OSMAX 7 TRANSITION.' I TOLD HIM WE WERE ON THE 'OSMAX 2E.' HE FIRMLY NOTIFIED US THAT THE OSMAX 2E WAS A STAR; NOT A TRANSITION AND GAVE US A VECTOR. I LOCATED THE OSMAX 7 TRANSITION; LOADED IT INTO THE FMS; AND RPTED TO APCH THAT WE WERE READY TO NAV VIA THE OSMAX 7 TRANSITION. APCH THEN CLRED US FOR THE TRANSITION. THE REMAINDER OF THE FLT WAS UNEVENTFUL.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.