An air carrier widebody transport frtr fouled the runway with the wrong frequency in its radio.

Attributes
ACN	260491
Time
Date	199401
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sjc
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : mem
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	DC-10 30F
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	ground : holding ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	other : unknown
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing : go around
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : second officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 6000 flight time type : 2000
ASRS Report	260491
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 8800 flight time type : 2200
ASRS Report	260418
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground less severe non adherence : clearance other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : became reoriented other other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

We were cleared into position, runway 30L, sjc, to hold. We acknowledged clearance. First officer then inadvertently set frequency for departure control in primary radio instead of tower. After approximately 30 seconds, he realized the error and tuned in tower frequency. In the interim, an aircraft on final approach for runway 30L was sent around.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ACR WDB FRTR FOULED THE RWY WITH THE WRONG FREQ IN ITS RADIO.

Narrative: WE WERE CLRED INTO POS, RWY 30L, SJC, TO HOLD. WE ACKNOWLEDGED CLRNC. FO THEN INADVERTENTLY SET FREQ FOR DEP CTL IN PRIMARY RADIO INSTEAD OF TWR. AFTER APPROX 30 SECONDS, HE REALIZED THE ERROR AND TUNED IN TWR FREQ. IN THE INTERIM, AN ACFT ON FINAL APCH FOR RWY 30L WAS SENT AROUND.

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.