A DC9 first officer reported that the captain deviated from the localizer and the altitude on a parallel approach to msp, due to using an approach plate not yet in effect.

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Attributes
ACN	518200
Time
Date	200107
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : msp.airport
State Reference	MN
Altitude	msl bound lower : 7100 msl bound upper : 8000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	DC-9 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Flight Phase	descent : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	arrival star : eau.claire
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : flight engineer pilot : multi engine
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 2000
ASRS Report	518200
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : excursion from assigned altitude non adherence : company policies non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

On arrival into msp on the eau 4 arrival, captain was flying. We were being vectored, due to being slightly off center line of the arrival. This was due to the captain flying the eau 5 which was to go into effect the next day. This was cleared up and we were issued an altitude of 5000 ft from 11000 ft. On descent, through 7100 ft, ATC asked us what altitude we where going to. They said we were to stop at 8000 ft. They told us to stop now at 7000 ft. We stopped at 7000 ft and continued onto msp. We both thought the altitude was supposed to have been 5000 ft. Nothing further was said by ATC.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A DC9 FO RPTED THAT THE CAPT DEVIATED FROM THE LOC AND THE ALT ON A PARALLEL APCH TO MSP, DUE TO USING AN APCH PLATE NOT YET IN EFFECT.

Narrative: ON ARR INTO MSP ON THE EAU 4 ARR, CAPT WAS FLYING. WE WERE BEING VECTORED, DUE TO BEING SLIGHTLY OFF CTR LINE OF THE ARR. THIS WAS DUE TO THE CAPT FLYING THE EAU 5 WHICH WAS TO GO INTO EFFECT THE NEXT DAY. THIS WAS CLRED UP AND WE WERE ISSUED AN ALT OF 5000 FT FROM 11000 FT. ON DSCNT, THROUGH 7100 FT, ATC ASKED US WHAT ALT WE WHERE GOING TO. THEY SAID WE WERE TO STOP AT 8000 FT. THEY TOLD US TO STOP NOW AT 7000 FT. WE STOPPED AT 7000 FT AND CONTINUED ONTO MSP. WE BOTH THOUGHT THE ALT WAS SUPPOSED TO HAVE BEEN 5000 FT. NOTHING FURTHER WAS SAID BY ATC.

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.