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B737 flight crew reported ATC repeatedly assigned instructions to incorrect aircraft due to similar call signs.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1486038 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201710 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | BUR.Airport |
| State Reference | CA |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Mixed |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B737-700 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Descent |
| Route In Use | Vectors STAR ROKKR1 |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Descent |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Not Flying First Officer |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Total 8900 Flight Crew Type 456 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 200 Flight Crew Total 15000 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ATC Issue All Types |
Narrative:
ATC repeatedly called us by wrong call sign. Company [flight] XXXX was in front of us. ATC kept calling us XXXX.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B737 flight crew reported ATC repeatedly assigned instructions to incorrect aircraft due to similar call signs.
Narrative: ATC repeatedly called us by wrong call sign. Company [flight] XXXX was in front of us. ATC kept calling us XXXX.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.