Flight crew flies the wrong arrival.

Attributes
ACN	307610
Time
Date	199506
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : das airport : hou
State Reference	TX
Altitude	msl bound lower : 15000 msl bound upper : 15000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zhu tower : jfk
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : approach descent other
Route In Use	arrival other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 6500 flight time type : 4000
ASRS Report	307610
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 280 flight time total : 4000 flight time type : 2000
ASRS Report	307937
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance other
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

While I was off frequency the first officer received a change of our arrival clearance from the batsn arrival to the daisetta arrival into houston hobby airport. When I returned to the primary frequency from obtaining ATIS, my first officer did not tell me the new clearance. He continued to fly the old clearance until queried by the center controller. When directed to fly directly to daisetta for the new clearance we were 25-30 degrees off course at about 12 mi from the station. We then proceeded on course. A breakdown in communication contributed to the error. When a pilot comes back to the primary frequency a good habit is to always relay the/or any new clrncs at that time.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC FLIES THE WRONG ARR.

Narrative: WHILE I WAS OFF FREQ THE FO RECEIVED A CHANGE OF OUR ARR CLRNC FROM THE BATSN ARR TO THE DAISETTA ARR INTO HOUSTON HOBBY ARPT. WHEN I RETURNED TO THE PRIMARY FREQ FROM OBTAINING ATIS, MY FO DID NOT TELL ME THE NEW CLRNC. HE CONTINUED TO FLY THE OLD CLRNC UNTIL QUERIED BY THE CTR CTLR. WHEN DIRECTED TO FLY DIRECTLY TO DAISETTA FOR THE NEW CLRNC WE WERE 25-30 DEGS OFF COURSE AT ABOUT 12 MI FROM THE STATION. WE THEN PROCEEDED ON COURSE. A BREAKDOWN IN COM CONTRIBUTED TO THE ERROR. WHEN A PLT COMES BACK TO THE PRIMARY FREQ A GOOD HABIT IS TO ALWAYS RELAY THE/OR ANY NEW CLRNCS AT THAT TIME.

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.