Air carrier medium large transport track heading deviation. Non adherence to ATC clearance.

Attributes
ACN	134366
Time
Date	199001
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : dls airport : pdx
State Reference	OR
Altitude	msl bound lower : 21000 msl bound upper : 21000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dawn
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zse
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	descent other
Route In Use	arrival star : star
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 4000 flight time type : 2000
ASRS Report	134366
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I was flying from geg to pdx. Every time I've gone into pdx from the east I've been given the dls.dls 1. This time we got a new STAR (bonvl.bonvl 1) south our clearance, which I haven't flown before. I reviewed the plate, set up the navaids for the appropriate radials, started the descent, and got involved with some last min paperwork. The captain was involved at the time getting ATIS and talking with the station. I was a little surprised that we had reached dls because, as I said, I was catching up on paperwork. When I looked up we had already overflown the station by about 3-5 DME and, not being familiar with the arrival, I combined the radial we were to intercept with the arrival I expected (dls.dls 1). The result was I used the right radial with the wrong VOR and took us off course by about 10-13 DME. The controller questioned us, and gave us a vector to reintercept the arrival, pointing out traffic passing 2000' overhead. There's no real fix to the situation. The captain saw everything set up as it should have been before he got involved with the operations calls, I just vapor locked over the VOR.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR MLG TRACK HEADING DEVIATION. NON ADHERENCE TO ATC CLRNC.

Narrative: I WAS FLYING FROM GEG TO PDX. EVERY TIME I'VE GONE INTO PDX FROM THE EAST I'VE BEEN GIVEN THE DLS.DLS 1. THIS TIME WE GOT A NEW STAR (BONVL.BONVL 1) S OUR CLRNC, WHICH I HAVEN'T FLOWN BEFORE. I REVIEWED THE PLATE, SET UP THE NAVAIDS FOR THE APPROPRIATE RADIALS, STARTED THE DSCNT, AND GOT INVOLVED WITH SOME LAST MIN PAPERWORK. THE CAPT WAS INVOLVED AT THE TIME GETTING ATIS AND TALKING WITH THE STATION. I WAS A LITTLE SURPRISED THAT WE HAD REACHED DLS BECAUSE, AS I SAID, I WAS CATCHING UP ON PAPERWORK. WHEN I LOOKED UP WE HAD ALREADY OVERFLOWN THE STATION BY ABOUT 3-5 DME AND, NOT BEING FAMILIAR WITH THE ARR, I COMBINED THE RADIAL WE WERE TO INTERCEPT WITH THE ARR I EXPECTED (DLS.DLS 1). THE RESULT WAS I USED THE RIGHT RADIAL WITH THE WRONG VOR AND TOOK US OFF COURSE BY ABOUT 10-13 DME. THE CTLR QUESTIONED US, AND GAVE US A VECTOR TO REINTERCEPT THE ARR, POINTING OUT TFC PASSING 2000' OVERHEAD. THERE'S NO REAL FIX TO THE SITUATION. THE CAPT SAW EVERYTHING SET UP AS IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN BEFORE HE GOT INVOLVED WITH THE OPS CALLS, I JUST VAPOR LOCKED OVER THE VOR.

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.