Heading and track deviation on STAR arrival.

Attributes
ACN	137943
Time
Date	199002
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : tys
State Reference	TN
Altitude	msl bound lower : 24000 msl bound upper : 24000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : ztl
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	cruise other cruise other
Route In Use	arrival other arrival star : star
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 13000 flight time type : 2500
ASRS Report	137943
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 6000 flight time type : 600
ASRS Report	138298
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Shine arrival into clt from over tys goes tys direct burls intersection, then shine intersection, then johns intersection, then clt VOR. FMC data base dated 2/xx/90 was missing burls intersection, and had tys direct shine, then the arrival. We had not noticed the mistake in the data base, and as we passed tys the FMC and autoplt took us south of the published arrival. ZTL called this to our attention just as my copilot noticed the deviation on his VOR needle. We corrected back to the arrival and proceeded to clt. My experience has been that the FMC can fly you for hundreds of hours and never make a mistake. This can lull you into trusting it more than a pilot should until it leads him astray.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: HEADING AND TRACK DEVIATION ON STAR ARR.

Narrative: SHINE ARR INTO CLT FROM OVER TYS GOES TYS DIRECT BURLS INTXN, THEN SHINE INTXN, THEN JOHNS INTXN, THEN CLT VOR. FMC DATA BASE DATED 2/XX/90 WAS MISSING BURLS INTXN, AND HAD TYS DIRECT SHINE, THEN THE ARR. WE HAD NOT NOTICED THE MISTAKE IN THE DATA BASE, AND AS WE PASSED TYS THE FMC AND AUTOPLT TOOK US S OF THE PUBLISHED ARR. ZTL CALLED THIS TO OUR ATTN JUST AS MY COPLT NOTICED THE DEVIATION ON HIS VOR NEEDLE. WE CORRECTED BACK TO THE ARR AND PROCEEDED TO CLT. MY EXPERIENCE HAS BEEN THAT THE FMC CAN FLY YOU FOR HUNDREDS OF HOURS AND NEVER MAKE A MISTAKE. THIS CAN LULL YOU INTO TRUSTING IT MORE THAN A PLT SHOULD UNTIL IT LEADS HIM ASTRAY.

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.