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Air carrier large transport en route to atl missed a frequency change and discovered the error over the atl VOR at FL350.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 188575 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199109 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : atl |
| State Reference | GA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 35000 msl bound upper : 35000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : ztl |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Large Transport, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 3000 |
| ASRS Report | 188575 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : second officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 182 flight time total : 4900 flight time type : 1250 |
| ASRS Report | 189605 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
During a macey 1 arrival into atl, either we missed a frequency change call or center failed to pass us to the next sector. Although all 3 flight crew members were eating I am reluctant to believe we all missed the repeated calls ATC states they made to us directly and through other aircraft. I believe we were on different frequencys. But, through inattn or subconscious reliance on a call from center to start descent, we continued on at FL350. We were nearly to atl when we recognized the problem. After a rush to reestablish communication I made contact with ATC center and reported overhead atl at 35000 ft and requested descent. The response was to 'stand by'. While awaiting further instructions and being given a frequency change, we proceeded south of atl before being vectored back toward foothills for resequencing.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ACR LGT ENRTE TO ATL MISSED A FREQ CHANGE AND DISCOVERED THE ERROR OVER THE ATL VOR AT FL350.
Narrative: DURING A MACEY 1 ARR INTO ATL, EITHER WE MISSED A FREQ CHANGE CALL OR CENTER FAILED TO PASS US TO THE NEXT SECTOR. ALTHOUGH ALL 3 FLC MEMBERS WERE EATING I AM RELUCTANT TO BELIEVE WE ALL MISSED THE REPEATED CALLS ATC STATES THEY MADE TO US DIRECTLY AND THROUGH OTHER ACFT. I BELIEVE WE WERE ON DIFFERENT FREQS. BUT, THROUGH INATTN OR SUBCONSCIOUS RELIANCE ON A CALL FROM CENTER TO START DSCNT, WE CONTINUED ON AT FL350. WE WERE NEARLY TO ATL WHEN WE RECOGNIZED THE PROBLEM. AFTER A RUSH TO REESTABLISH COM I MADE CONTACT WITH ATC CENTER AND RPTED OVERHEAD ATL AT 35000 FT AND REQUESTED DSCNT. THE RESPONSE WAS TO 'STAND BY'. WHILE AWAITING FURTHER INSTRUCTIONS AND BEING GIVEN A FREQ CHANGE, WE PROCEEDED S OF ATL BEFORE BEING VECTORED BACK TOWARD FOOTHILLS FOR RESEQUENCING.
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.