EMB ERJ 145 ER/LR
Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Other / Unknown
Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe; Deviation - Track / Heading All Types; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Clearance
Air Traffic Control Issued Advisory / Alert; Flight Crew Overcame Equipment Problem; Flight Crew Became Reoriented
Aircraft; Procedure; Human Factors
On the DRLLR1 STAR; we were set up for 26R.  Once we got on with Approach Control we were given 26L as the expected runway.  We changed the arrival information in the FMS to reflect the new runway.  I looked over the sequence of the arrival to make sure all the correct fixes were in the FMS. As we came over DOMNO; the FMS ended lateral navigation and the flight guidance went into ROLL mode.  I directed my First Officer to go into heading and fly direct to VLDEZ.  The First Officer used TCS to make a quicker turn.  I set up the FMS to go direct to the VLDEZ waypoint. At this point the autopilot was engaged and NAV was armed.  About the time we rolled out direct VLDEZ; ATC asked if we were going DIRECT VLDEZ.  I explained to ATC what I thought had happened and we proceeded without further incident. The use of OPD STARS into IAH. High Workload. This was my first time on this arrival. Weather on the 26L approach had diverted my attention. New First Officer. Not recognizing that the aircraft should have been turning. (FLYBY WAYPOINT) After talking with others; I discovered that this was a known issue and that there was information released about the problem. I was no longer aware/not aware of the problem and the information that addressed the problem with DOMNO.  I believe that if it were easier to get information about these kinds of known issues; when they are most pertinent and in a manner that stands out; they would be less likely to occur.  The FMS software should be updated to help alleviate these kinds of problems.
Another EMB-145 pilot learns that his aircraft is unlikely to turn over the DOMNO fix on the DRLLR 1 RNAV arrival to IAH.