A B727-200 flight crew turns the wrong way during a vector for approach to iah, tx.

Attributes
ACN	473120
Time
Date	200005
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : iah.airport
State Reference	TX
Altitude	msl single value : 8000
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : i90.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B727-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	arrival : on vectors arrival star : sabine
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	473120
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine
ASRS Report	473121
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued advisory flight crew : returned to original clearance flight crew : returned to intended or assigned course
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Location: 30 mi southeast iah. Received vector from iah approach at end of sbi arrival. Captain (PNF) and first officer (PF) heard heading of 230 degrees. Heading assignment of 230 degrees read back and set in both CDI's. Shortly after turn, iah approach advised we had turned the wrong way and assigned a heading of 330 degrees. This was read back and complied with. Remainder of approach and landing was uneventful.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B727-200 FLC TURNS THE WRONG WAY DURING A VECTOR FOR APCH TO IAH, TX.

Narrative: LOCATION: 30 MI SE IAH. RECEIVED VECTOR FROM IAH APCH AT END OF SBI ARR. CAPT (PNF) AND FO (PF) HEARD HDG OF 230 DEGS. HDG ASSIGNMENT OF 230 DEGS READ BACK AND SET IN BOTH CDI'S. SHORTLY AFTER TURN, IAH APCH ADVISED WE HAD TURNED THE WRONG WAY AND ASSIGNED A HDG OF 330 DEGS. THIS WAS READ BACK AND COMPLIED WITH. REMAINDER OF APCH AND LNDG WAS UNEVENTFUL.

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.