727 flight crew flies wrong radial during arrival procedure.

Attributes
ACN	310560
Time
Date	199507
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : scy airport : dfw
State Reference	TX
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : dfw
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Super 80
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	descent : approach descent other
Route In Use	arrival other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	310560
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	flight crew : became reoriented other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Possible navigation error. On the scurry arrival to dfw, the captain was flying and I was talking to maintenance. I did not notice that he was tracking outbound on the scy 286 degree radial instead of the 296 degree radial. ATC informed us we were left of course. We corrected back. I should have squared away administrative duties prior to descent so I could better monitor the PF.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: 727 FLC FLIES WRONG RADIAL DURING ARR PROC.

Narrative: POSSIBLE NAV ERROR. ON THE SCURRY ARR TO DFW, THE CAPT WAS FLYING AND I WAS TALKING TO MAINT. I DID NOT NOTICE THAT HE WAS TRACKING OUTBOUND ON THE SCY 286 DEG RADIAL INSTEAD OF THE 296 DEG RADIAL. ATC INFORMED US WE WERE L OF COURSE. WE CORRECTED BACK. I SHOULD HAVE SQUARED AWAY ADMINISTRATIVE DUTIES PRIOR TO DSCNT SO I COULD BETTER MONITOR THE PF.

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.