Air carrier tunes wrong VOR for arrival procedure.

Attributes
ACN	447400
Time
Date	199908
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	navaid : sat.vortac
State Reference	TX
Altitude	msl single value : 10000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : sat.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Super 80
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	arrival star : marcs.6
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : multi engine
ASRS Report	447537
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial
ASRS Report	447400
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation
Resolutory Action	flight crew : returned to original clearance
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Over sat VOR on marcs six arrival, captain selected wrong VOR frequency causing aircraft to fly off arrival course.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR TUNES WRONG VOR FOR ARR PROC.

Narrative: OVER SAT VOR ON MARCS SIX ARR, CAPT SELECTED WRONG VOR FREQ CAUSING ACFT TO FLY OFF ARR COURSE.

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.