Air carrier crew deviates off arrival route in ZNY airspace.

Attributes
ACN	413029
Time
Date	199808
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : ard
State Reference	NJ
Altitude	msl bound lower : 7000 msl bound upper : 7000
Environment
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zny tracon : n90
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Fokker 100
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	arrival star : star
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	413029
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
ASRS Report	413030
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure 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:

Location: luize intersection on the minks 1 arrival. Last leg of a 4 leg day at XA18. I was the captain PNF on minks 1 arrival. Prior to crossing ard, my flight director faulted. The first officer turned off both flight directors and disengaged the autoplt. Then he turned both flight directors back on and re-engaged the autoplt which cleared the fault. Both of us were distraction by the handoff from ZNY to approach and the controller's assignment of a different approach than the current ATIS called for. We did not re-engage navigation, so the aircraft reverted to heading hold. After passing ard VOR, we failed to make the turn to luize intersection. ATC asked us our heading and what we were doing. He then vectored us back on course. The first officer told me we were 7 mi off course when ATC called it to our attention. A follow up call to new york approach was made and they said that no action was being taken and no separation compromised.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR CREW DEVIATES OFF ARR RTE IN ZNY AIRSPACE.

Narrative: LOCATION: LUIZE INTXN ON THE MINKS 1 ARR. LAST LEG OF A 4 LEG DAY AT XA18. I WAS THE CAPT PNF ON MINKS 1 ARR. PRIOR TO XING ARD, MY FLT DIRECTOR FAULTED. THE FO TURNED OFF BOTH FLT DIRECTORS AND DISENGAGED THE AUTOPLT. THEN HE TURNED BOTH FLT DIRECTORS BACK ON AND RE-ENGAGED THE AUTOPLT WHICH CLRED THE FAULT. BOTH OF US WERE DISTR BY THE HDOF FROM ZNY TO APCH AND THE CTLR'S ASSIGNMENT OF A DIFFERENT APCH THAN THE CURRENT ATIS CALLED FOR. WE DID NOT RE-ENGAGE NAV, SO THE ACFT REVERTED TO HDG HOLD. AFTER PASSING ARD VOR, WE FAILED TO MAKE THE TURN TO LUIZE INTXN. ATC ASKED US OUR HDG AND WHAT WE WERE DOING. HE THEN VECTORED US BACK ON COURSE. THE FO TOLD ME WE WERE 7 MI OFF COURSE WHEN ATC CALLED IT TO OUR ATTN. A FOLLOW UP CALL TO NEW YORK APCH WAS MADE AND THEY SAID THAT NO ACTION WAS BEING TAKEN AND NO SEPARATION COMPROMISED.

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.