Mdt crew misinterped ATC's clearance, making transition to wrong STAR.

Attributes
ACN	497620
Time
Date	200101
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	navaid : tul.vortac
State Reference	OK
Altitude	msl single value : 35000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zkc.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Route In Use	arrival star : ukw.ukw6
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 220 flight time total : 3600 flight time type : 11
ASRS Report	497620
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	flight crew : returned to intended or assigned course
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Scheduled for from cedar rapids, ia, to dallas ft worth, tx. Twice en route given new clearance. First rerte was to bonham and bonhan 3 arrival. Next was to direct tulsa then (we thought) bonham 3/tulsa transition into dfw. As we crossed tul VOR and turned, we were advised by ATC we were going the wrong way -- supposed to be doing the bowie 6/tulsa transition. Turned on course with no further incident. Either ATC gave us wrong second rerte or we misinterped clearance.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MDT CREW MISINTERPED ATC'S CLRNC, MAKING TRANSITION TO WRONG STAR.

Narrative: SCHEDULED FOR FROM CEDAR RAPIDS, IA, TO DALLAS FT WORTH, TX. TWICE ENRTE GIVEN NEW CLRNC. FIRST RERTE WAS TO BONHAM AND BONHAN 3 ARR. NEXT WAS TO DIRECT TULSA THEN (WE THOUGHT) BONHAM 3/TULSA TRANSITION INTO DFW. AS WE CROSSED TUL VOR AND TURNED, WE WERE ADVISED BY ATC WE WERE GOING THE WRONG WAY -- SUPPOSED TO BE DOING THE BOWIE 6/TULSA TRANSITION. TURNED ON COURSE WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT. EITHER ATC GAVE US WRONG SECOND RERTE OR WE MISINTERPED CLRNC.

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.