B727-200 crew turned early on the pullman 4 STAR into ord.

Attributes
ACN	506500
Time
Date	200103
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	navaid : pmm.vor
State Reference	MI
Altitude	msl single value : 10000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B727-200
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	arrival star : pullman 4
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : second officer
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer
ASRS Report	506500
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far non adherence : clearance non adherence : company policies other spatial deviation
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : returned to intended or assigned course
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

First officer was flying aircraft. She turned south towards ord early on the pullman 4. Captain corrected her within 30 seconds of her early turn. At the same time, the captain corrected her, ord approach asked flight to turn back toward the STAR route. I was the so. Nothing further was mentioned from approach.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B727-200 CREW TURNED EARLY ON THE PULLMAN 4 STAR INTO ORD.

Narrative: FO WAS FLYING ACFT. SHE TURNED S TOWARDS ORD EARLY ON THE PULLMAN 4. CAPT CORRECTED HER WITHIN 30 SECONDS OF HER EARLY TURN. AT THE SAME TIME, THE CAPT CORRECTED HER, ORD APCH ASKED FLT TO TURN BACK TOWARD THE STAR RTE. I WAS THE SO. NOTHING FURTHER WAS MENTIONED FROM APCH.

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.