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Air carrier captain reported making a wrong turn on an arrival; but corrected soon after approach control pointed out the error.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1755020 |
| Time | |
| Date | 202008 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Initial Approach |
| Route In Use | STAR ZZZZZ |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Clearance Deviation - Track / Heading All Types |
Narrative:
We were cleared to descend via the zzzzz arrival (I cannot remember if they said landing north or south). At the time the ATIS reported landing south. Runways xxc and xxr were in use for landing. We planned on landing xxc. We swapped over to approach (not sure if first officer checked in with our ATIS) and approach did not say a new ATIS was out or what direction of landing was being used. Time was about xa:00Z. A few minutes later we made the turn to the north going to ZZZZZ1. After another two or three minutes approach informed us we were flying the wrong way; they were landing north now; and gave us a turn back to the southwest heading 210. We reset and briefed landing [runway] yc. Everything else was fine. I was focusing on flying the arrival. First officer was familiarizing himself with the airport; I think he said he has never been there before. Both of us went nearly four months without flying. We didn't check for a new ATIS at the top of the hour.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Air carrier Captain reported making a wrong turn on an arrival; but corrected soon after Approach Control pointed out the error.
Narrative: We were cleared to descend via the ZZZZZ Arrival (I cannot remember if they said landing North or South). At the time the ATIS reported landing south. Runways XXC and XXR were in use for landing. We planned on landing XXC. We swapped over to Approach (not sure if FO checked in with our ATIS) and approach did not say a new ATIS was out or what direction of landing was being used. Time was about XA:00Z. A few minutes later we made the turn to the north going to ZZZZZ1. After another two or three minutes Approach informed us we were flying the wrong way; they were landing north now; and gave us a turn back to the southwest heading 210. We reset and briefed landing [Runway] YC. Everything else was fine. I was focusing on flying the arrival. FO was familiarizing himself with the airport; I think he said he has never been there before. Both of us went nearly four months without flying. We didn't check for a new ATIS at the top of the hour.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.