Large transport flight crew told they are 5 mi west of course on arrival. Given vector.

Attributes
ACN	329130
Time
Date	199602
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : yyz
State Reference	ON
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : yyz
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Large Transport, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	descent other
Route In Use	arrival : profile descent
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	329130
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	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:

During arrival into yyz on profile descent the controller stated we were 5 mi west of course. He gave us a 90 degree intercept angle to the 003 degree radial. There was no further comment from ATC.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: LGT FLC TOLD THEY ARE 5 MI W OF COURSE ON ARR. GIVEN VECTOR.

Narrative: DURING ARR INTO YYZ ON PROFILE DSCNT THE CTLR STATED WE WERE 5 MI W OF COURSE. HE GAVE US A 90 DEG INTERCEPT ANGLE TO THE 003 DEG RADIAL. THERE WAS NO FURTHER COMMENT FROM ATC.

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.