Navigation error during STAR arrival procedure.

Attributes
ACN	303030
Time
Date	199504
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : aml airport : dca
State Reference	VA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 8000 msl bound upper : 11000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : dca
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
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
ASRS Report	303030
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : undershoot non adherence : published procedure 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:

In sum: navigation error. ATC handoff to dca approach control at aml VORTAC 119.85, inbound on finks arrival. Controller queried us if given the restr to cross aml at 8000 ft MSL. Was not given restr, but question introduced confusion crossing over aml. We requested vector or direct dca and was told to fly STAR as published, we noticed shaki waypoint was not active FMS route. Reverted to manual VOR to resume STAR. We were reported 4 mi south of course approximately 7 mi east of aml. Re- established proper navigation. Initially, we failed to notice shaki was missing from FMS route with this STAR selected. Navigation database dated mar/apr/95.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: NAV ERROR DURING STAR ARR PROC.

Narrative: IN SUM: NAV ERROR. ATC HDOF TO DCA APCH CTL AT AML VORTAC 119.85, INBOUND ON FINKS ARR. CTLR QUERIED US IF GIVEN THE RESTR TO CROSS AML AT 8000 FT MSL. WAS NOT GIVEN RESTR, BUT QUESTION INTRODUCED CONFUSION XING OVER AML. WE REQUESTED VECTOR OR DIRECT DCA AND WAS TOLD TO FLY STAR AS PUBLISHED, WE NOTICED SHAKI WAYPOINT WAS NOT ACTIVE FMS RTE. REVERTED TO MANUAL VOR TO RESUME STAR. WE WERE RPTED 4 MI S OF COURSE APPROX 7 MI E OF AML. RE- ESTABLISHED PROPER NAV. INITIALLY, WE FAILED TO NOTICE SHAKI WAS MISSING FROM FMS RTE WITH THIS STAR SELECTED. NAV DATABASE DATED MAR/APR/95.

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.