DC10 flight crew has a track deviation during the civet 5 arrival to lax.

Attributes
ACN	726367
Time
Date	200702
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	navaid : pgs.vortac
State Reference	AZ
Altitude	msl single value : 36000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zla.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	DC-10 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 48 flight time total : 4667 flight time type : 1168
ASRS Report	726367
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	flight crew : returned to intended or assigned course
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

We were approaching pgs VOR for the civet five arrival into lax when we got distraction by a generator fail light. We accomplished our QRH procedure and disconnected the generator. At that time I quickly briefed the chart STAR civet five. The plate shows a pgs 248 degree heading from rustt intersection which I misinterped as the pgs outbound course. Passing pgs I set the outbound course as 248 degrees. This was incorrect as shown on the STAR civet five transition page. In our rush to get caught back up for the arrival we did not cover the transition properly and were queried by ZLA what our pgs outbound course was. They gave us the correct course of 229 degrees to rustt which we confirmed on our flight plan and we proceeded inbound to lax without further incident. Lessons learned and debriefed with the crew: follow all flight plan headings until established on a portion of the arrival; review all applicable chart plates since some arrival information is only available from separate pages; and when operating a non-INS equipped aircraft it is imperative that both pilots monitor all flight guidance navigation inputs.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: DC10 FLT CREW HAS A TRACK DEV DURING THE CIVET 5 ARR TO LAX.

Narrative: WE WERE APCHING PGS VOR FOR THE CIVET FIVE ARR INTO LAX WHEN WE GOT DISTR BY A GENERATOR FAIL LIGHT. WE ACCOMPLISHED OUR QRH PROC AND DISCONNECTED THE GENERATOR. AT THAT TIME I QUICKLY BRIEFED THE CHART STAR CIVET FIVE. THE PLATE SHOWS A PGS 248 DEG HDG FROM RUSTT INTXN WHICH I MISINTERPED AS THE PGS OUTBOUND COURSE. PASSING PGS I SET THE OUTBOUND COURSE AS 248 DEGS. THIS WAS INCORRECT AS SHOWN ON THE STAR CIVET FIVE TRANSITION PAGE. IN OUR RUSH TO GET CAUGHT BACK UP FOR THE ARR WE DID NOT COVER THE TRANSITION PROPERLY AND WERE QUERIED BY ZLA WHAT OUR PGS OUTBOUND COURSE WAS. THEY GAVE US THE CORRECT COURSE OF 229 DEGS TO RUSTT WHICH WE CONFIRMED ON OUR FLT PLAN AND WE PROCEEDED INBOUND TO LAX WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. LESSONS LEARNED AND DEBRIEFED WITH THE CREW: FOLLOW ALL FLT PLAN HDGS UNTIL ESTABLISHED ON A PORTION OF THE ARR; REVIEW ALL APPLICABLE CHART PLATES SINCE SOME ARR INFO IS ONLY AVAILABLE FROM SEPARATE PAGES; AND WHEN OPERATING A NON-INS EQUIPPED ACFT IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT BOTH PLTS MONITOR ALL FLT GUIDANCE NAV INPUTS.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.