A boeing 737 flight crew flew through the darbs one arrival to tpa.

Attributes
ACN	454020
Time
Date	199911
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl single value : 10000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zma.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	cruise : enroute altitude change
Route In Use	approach : instrument precision arrival star : darbs one
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 6000 flight time type : 300
ASRS Report	454020
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued alert flight crew : returned to intended or assigned course
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I was the first officer and PF on the flight. While off of #1 (ATC) radio (I was making PA announcement), the captain was issued heading to intercept the darbs one arrival into tpa. Upon returning to communication #1, I was told we were on a heading and were subsequently issued a further 10 degrees left. At no point was I aware this was a heading to intercept the arrival. The captain mistakenly dialed in the wrong radial and we were alerted by ATC that we had flown through the course once well past it. There were no traffic conflicts and the WX was VMC. I suppose better situational awareness and knowledge of our arrs into tpa would have prompted me to ask the captain if this was a heading for the intercept. When I announced I was 'back on one' I should have been informed the heading was to intercept.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A BOEING 737 FLC FLEW THROUGH THE DARBS ONE ARR TO TPA.

Narrative: I WAS THE FO AND PF ON THE FLT. WHILE OFF OF #1 (ATC) RADIO (I WAS MAKING PA ANNOUNCEMENT), THE CAPT WAS ISSUED HEADING TO INTERCEPT THE DARBS ONE ARR INTO TPA. UPON RETURNING TO COM #1, I WAS TOLD WE WERE ON A HEADING AND WERE SUBSEQUENTLY ISSUED A FURTHER 10 DEGS L. AT NO POINT WAS I AWARE THIS WAS A HEADING TO INTERCEPT THE ARR. THE CAPT MISTAKENLY DIALED IN THE WRONG RADIAL AND WE WERE ALERTED BY ATC THAT WE HAD FLOWN THROUGH THE COURSE ONCE WELL PAST IT. THERE WERE NO TFC CONFLICTS AND THE WX WAS VMC. I SUPPOSE BETTER SITUATIONAL AWARENESS AND KNOWLEDGE OF OUR ARRS INTO TPA WOULD HAVE PROMPTED ME TO ASK THE CAPT IF THIS WAS A HEADING FOR THE INTERCEPT. WHEN I ANNOUNCED I WAS 'BACK ON ONE' I SHOULD HAVE BEEN INFORMED THE HEADING WAS TO INTERCEPT.

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.