Air carrier widebody transport failed to enter ahd at lgw as shown on STAR arrival plate.

Attributes
ACN	176634
Time
Date	199104
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lgw
State Reference	FO
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : lgw
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Widebody, Low Wing, 4 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	cruise other descent other other
Route In Use	arrival star : star enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 8000
ASRS Report	176634
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure 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:

Our original clearance on descent was direct to exmor intersection (west of sam), direct sam, then willo 1C arrival. We were given several vectors before ever reaching sam, and then told to hold at sam west/O being given an efc time. When I queried the controller about an efc, he said simply that he'd get back to us. We did an entry turn at sam and then were again put on vectors out of the holding pattern. The questionable clearance came when we were given a heading to intercept the may 265 degree right to willow and hold (again at first no efc given). Each time before this when we were vectored off the arrival and then put back on, the clearance specifically included, 'resume willo 1 charlie.' we intercepted the 265 degree right and turned toward willo. When the aircraft went through the midhurst 122 degree right, london questioned what we were doing. They said we were supposed to intercept the mid 122 degree right and resume the willo 1C. We disagreed, saying the clearance was to intercept the mayfield 265 degree right (which willo is on) to willo and hold. From this point we were put on vectors and switched to gatwick approach. We did 1 turn in holding at willo and then were vectored to an ILS to runway 26 west/O incident.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR WDB FAILED TO ENTER AHD AT LGW AS SHOWN ON STAR ARR PLATE.

Narrative: OUR ORIGINAL CLRNC ON DSNT WAS DIRECT TO EXMOR INTXN (WEST OF SAM), DIRECT SAM, THEN WILLO 1C ARR. WE WERE GIVEN SEVERAL VECTORS BEFORE EVER REACHING SAM, AND THEN TOLD TO HOLD AT SAM W/O BEING GIVEN AN EFC TIME. WHEN I QUERIED THE CTLR ABOUT AN EFC, HE SAID SIMPLY THAT HE'D GET BACK TO US. WE DID AN ENTRY TURN AT SAM AND THEN WERE AGAIN PUT ON VECTORS OUT OF THE HOLDING PATTERN. THE QUESTIONABLE CLRNC CAME WHEN WE WERE GIVEN A HDG TO INTERCEPT THE MAY 265 DEG R TO WILLOW AND HOLD (AGAIN AT FIRST NO EFC GIVEN). EACH TIME BEFORE THIS WHEN WE WERE VECTORED OFF THE ARR AND THEN PUT BACK ON, THE CLRNC SPECIFICALLY INCLUDED, 'RESUME WILLO 1 CHARLIE.' WE INTERCEPTED THE 265 DEG R AND TURNED TOWARD WILLO. WHEN THE ACFT WENT THROUGH THE MIDHURST 122 DEG R, LONDON QUESTIONED WHAT WE WERE DOING. THEY SAID WE WERE SUPPOSED TO INTERCEPT THE MID 122 DEG R AND RESUME THE WILLO 1C. WE DISAGREED, SAYING THE CLRNC WAS TO INTERCEPT THE MAYFIELD 265 DEG R (WHICH WILLO IS ON) TO WILLO AND HOLD. FROM THIS POINT WE WERE PUT ON VECTORS AND SWITCHED TO GATWICK APCH. WE DID 1 TURN IN HOLDING AT WILLO AND THEN WERE VECTORED TO AN ILS TO RWY 26 W/O INCIDENT.

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.