Air carrier widebody transport given the wrong frequency while in the N90 TCA on vectors to jfk.

Attributes
ACN	164701
Time
Date	199012
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : jfk
State Reference	NY
Altitude	msl bound lower : 4000 msl bound upper : 4000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : n90
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Widebody, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 21000 flight time type : 3100
ASRS Report	164701
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Deviation Pilot Deviation other

Narrative:

We were on radar vectors to the ILS 31R at jfk. We had received delaying turns and were finally turned over to the final approach controller. All 3 of us heard the frequency and heard the first officer repeat it. He changed frequency and called ny approach and gave our call sign, heading and altitude. The controller responded with a 'roger.' as we passed through the localizer, the first officer again called the controller giving our call sign, heading and altitude. Again the controller responded with, 'roger.' I then called in a more forceful tone and requested what his intentions were for us. He responded, 'are you landing ewr?' I replied, 'no, we are landing at kennedy.' he sent us over to the correct jfk approach frequency and we were vectored onto the ILS 31L and landed west/O further problems.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR WDB GIVEN THE WRONG FREQ WHILE IN THE N90 TCA ON VECTORS TO JFK.

Narrative: WE WERE ON RADAR VECTORS TO THE ILS 31R AT JFK. WE HAD RECEIVED DELAYING TURNS AND WERE FINALLY TURNED OVER TO THE FINAL APCH CTLR. ALL 3 OF US HEARD THE FREQ AND HEARD THE F/O REPEAT IT. HE CHANGED FREQ AND CALLED NY APCH AND GAVE OUR CALL SIGN, HDG AND ALT. THE CTLR RESPONDED WITH A 'ROGER.' AS WE PASSED THROUGH THE LOC, THE F/O AGAIN CALLED THE CTLR GIVING OUR CALL SIGN, HDG AND ALT. AGAIN THE CTLR RESPONDED WITH, 'ROGER.' I THEN CALLED IN A MORE FORCEFUL TONE AND REQUESTED WHAT HIS INTENTIONS WERE FOR US. HE RESPONDED, 'ARE YOU LNDG EWR?' I REPLIED, 'NO, WE ARE LNDG AT KENNEDY.' HE SENT US OVER TO THE CORRECT JFK APCH FREQ AND WE WERE VECTORED ONTO THE ILS 31L AND LANDED W/O FURTHER PROBS.

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.