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Reporter complains that his company schedules 3 similar numbered flts into ord at approximately the same time.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 153867 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199008 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : ord |
| State Reference | IL |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 7000 msl bound upper : 7000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : ord artcc : zla |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng |
| Flight Phase | cruise other descent : approach |
| Route In Use | arrival other enroute : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 5000 flight time type : 200 |
| ASRS Report | 153867 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : airborne less severe other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Operational Deviation |
Narrative:
Marketing departure schedules 3 flts into ord with very similar call signs: XXX394, YYY394, YYY395. The ord TCA is too busy to have the wrong aircraft fly headings and altitudes intended for a different aircraft. This is an everyday schedule at ord for midday. The ord controller said, 'YYY394, turn right to heading 140 degrees.' after the turn was started the controller said, 'YYY394, turn back left to heading 080 degrees,' and then gave XXX394 140 degree heading.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: REPORTER COMPLAINS THAT HIS COMPANY SCHEDULES 3 SIMILAR NUMBERED FLTS INTO ORD AT APPROX THE SAME TIME.
Narrative: MARKETING DEP SCHEDULES 3 FLTS INTO ORD WITH VERY SIMILAR CALL SIGNS: XXX394, YYY394, YYY395. THE ORD TCA IS TOO BUSY TO HAVE THE WRONG ACFT FLY HDGS AND ALTS INTENDED FOR A DIFFERENT ACFT. THIS IS AN EVERYDAY SCHEDULE AT ORD FOR MIDDAY. THE ORD CTLR SAID, 'YYY394, TURN RIGHT TO HDG 140 DEGS.' AFTER THE TURN WAS STARTED THE CTLR SAID, 'YYY394, TURN BACK LEFT TO HDG 080 DEGS,' AND THEN GAVE XXX394 140 DEG HDG.
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.