Air carrier medium large transport flight crew overshot a STAR turn. Track deviation.

Attributes
ACN	216301
Time
Date	199207
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : clt
State Reference	NC
Altitude	msl bound lower : 5000 msl bound upper : 5000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : clt
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	descent 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 : 200 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 8500
ASRS Report	216301
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 9000 flight time type : 300
ASRS Report	216182
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:

15 NM from clt on unarm arrival runway changed from 18R to runway 23. STAR has new turn at 10 NM to heading 360 degrees. Flew approximately 2 mi past point and informed by ATC that we missed turn. Turn is new addition to STAR and ambiguous. 050 degree heading issued for radar vectors to runway 23. Supplemental information from acn 216182: inbound on unarm 9 arrival for runway 18R at clt. On STAR at 10 DME you are instructed to turn to 360 degree heading if landing south. This is denoted by a small 'C' note. At 15 DME they changed our runway to runway 23. We did not make the turn until 8 DME. This note is mixed in with many numbers and is very difficult to see. It is fairly ambiguous and hard to read.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR MLG FLC OVERSHOT A STAR TURN. TRACK DEV.

Narrative: 15 NM FROM CLT ON UNARM ARR RWY CHANGED FROM 18R TO RWY 23. STAR HAS NEW TURN AT 10 NM TO HDG 360 DEGS. FLEW APPROX 2 MI PAST POINT AND INFORMED BY ATC THAT WE MISSED TURN. TURN IS NEW ADDITION TO STAR AND AMBIGUOUS. 050 DEG HDG ISSUED FOR RADAR VECTORS TO RWY 23. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 216182: INBOUND ON UNARM 9 ARR FOR RWY 18R AT CLT. ON STAR AT 10 DME YOU ARE INSTRUCTED TO TURN TO 360 DEG HDG IF LNDG S. THIS IS DENOTED BY A SMALL 'C' NOTE. AT 15 DME THEY CHANGED OUR RWY TO RWY 23. WE DID NOT MAKE THE TURN UNTIL 8 DME. THIS NOTE IS MIXED IN WITH MANY NUMBERS AND IS VERY DIFFICULT TO SEE. IT IS FAIRLY AMBIGUOUS AND HARD TO READ.

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.