Heading track deviation during STAR arrival procedure.

Attributes
ACN	309860
Time
Date	199507
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : sgf
State Reference	MO
Altitude	msl bound lower : 33000 msl bound upper : 33000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zkc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	arrival other arrival star : star enroute airway : zkc
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 18800 flight time type : 15000
ASRS Report	309860
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure non adherence : clearance other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance 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:

Aircraft was being flown by first officer. I was in the process of obtaining ATIS information for stl. Instead of tracking 039 degree radial out of sgf for the arrival, first officer flew out direct to stl. ATC noted error about 20 mi later and called it to our attention. We then received a vector to reintercept the arrival. This aircraft had a flight director, autoplt confign non- standard. I believe this caused me not to xchk the other pilot as well as I might otherwise have.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: HDG TRACK DEV DURING STAR ARR PROC.

Narrative: ACFT WAS BEING FLOWN BY FO. I WAS IN THE PROCESS OF OBTAINING ATIS INFO FOR STL. INSTEAD OF TRACKING 039 DEG RADIAL OUT OF SGF FOR THE ARR, FO FLEW OUT DIRECT TO STL. ATC NOTED ERROR ABOUT 20 MI LATER AND CALLED IT TO OUR ATTN. WE THEN RECEIVED A VECTOR TO REINTERCEPT THE ARR. THIS ACFT HAD A FLT DIRECTOR, AUTOPLT CONFIGN NON- STANDARD. I BELIEVE THIS CAUSED ME NOT TO XCHK THE OTHER PLT AS WELL AS I MIGHT OTHERWISE HAVE.

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.