A B727-200 flight crew performs an early turn on the STAR which is caught by the approach controller...

Attributes
ACN	468330
Time
Date	200003
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	intersection : brdge
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl single value : 11000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : tpa.tracon tower : dfw.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B727-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other vortac
Flight Phase	descent : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	arrival : on vectors arrival star : brdge
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	468330
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
ASRS Report	468329
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure non adherence : clearance other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued advisory flight crew : returned to original clearance
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

While executing the bridge arrival into tpa in VMC, a 360 degree heading was erroneously taken at brdge intersection rather than at the correct following intersection (jttrm). ATC queried our early turn, which was immediate corrected. Contributing factors were: 1) difficulty obtaining aural identify of navaids by PNF (captain) leading to my failure to adequately monitor the first officer (PF) navigation, and 2) distraction of PF and PNF determining whether an airshow at mac dill was still active after we were vectored toward it. Future efforts will resume an old habit of verbalizing each action point in a SID or STAR in sequence prior to arrival at each such point. ATC reassured us that there was no problem and no other traffic. Supplemental information from acn 468329: no aural identify and intermittently split needles.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B727-200 FLC PERFORMS AN EARLY TURN ON THE STAR WHICH IS CAUGHT BY THE APCH CTLR AT TPA, FL.

Narrative: WHILE EXECUTING THE BRIDGE ARR INTO TPA IN VMC, A 360 DEG HDG WAS ERRONEOUSLY TAKEN AT BRDGE INTXN RATHER THAN AT THE CORRECT FOLLOWING INTXN (JTTRM). ATC QUERIED OUR EARLY TURN, WHICH WAS IMMEDIATE CORRECTED. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE: 1) DIFFICULTY OBTAINING AURAL IDENT OF NAVAIDS BY PNF (CAPT) LEADING TO MY FAILURE TO ADEQUATELY MONITOR THE FO (PF) NAV, AND 2) DISTR OF PF AND PNF DETERMINING WHETHER AN AIRSHOW AT MAC DILL WAS STILL ACTIVE AFTER WE WERE VECTORED TOWARD IT. FUTURE EFFORTS WILL RESUME AN OLD HABIT OF VERBALIZING EACH ACTION POINT IN A SID OR STAR IN SEQUENCE PRIOR TO ARR AT EACH SUCH POINT. ATC REASSURED US THAT THERE WAS NO PROB AND NO OTHER TFC. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 468329: NO AURAL IDENT AND INTERMITTENTLY SPLIT NEEDLES.

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.

A B727-200 flight crew performs an early turn on the STAR which is caught by the approach controller at tpa, fl.