Narrative:

Altitude 4000 ft. Location: ord 090 degree radial, 12 DME. Assigned heading 240 degrees, speed 180 KTS to runway 27. Captain flying set 180 in course window. Overshot runway 27R localizer requiring approach control to vector aircraft to northwest to reintercept. Simultaneous runway 27L and runway 27R approach in progress. No conflict noted.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: HDG TRACK DEV BY AN MD80 FLT CREW WHEN PIC USES THE HDG CTL INSTEAD OF THE AIRSPD CTL ON APCH TO RWY 27 AT ORD, IL.

Narrative: ALT 4000 FT. LOCATION: ORD 090 DEG RADIAL, 12 DME. ASSIGNED HDG 240 DEGS, SPD 180 KTS TO RWY 27. CAPT FLYING SET 180 IN COURSE WINDOW. OVERSHOT RWY 27R LOC REQUIRING APCH CTL TO VECTOR ACFT TO NW TO REINTERCEPT. SIMULTANEOUS RWY 27L AND RWY 27R APCH IN PROGRESS. NO CONFLICT NOTED.

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.