Cargo aircraft uses wrong parallel runway frequency on approach.

Attributes
ACN	283902
Time
Date	199409
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dtw
State Reference	MI
Altitude	msl bound lower : 2000 msl bound upper : 2000
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : dtw
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B727 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 6000 flight time type : 2000
ASRS Report	283902
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure non adherence : clearance other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation
Situations
Publication	Unspecified

Narrative:

While being vectored for approach to runway 21R ILS I dialed in localizer frequency for runway 21L. The runway 21R approach was on 1 page of the approach charts, and runway 21L on backside. After handing chart back to engineer to see, he handed it back to me and I clipped it on the yoke. However it had been turned around somehow so that runway 21L was now facing me. So when I dialed up the frequency, I dialed in runway 21L and of course it idented correctly. We were still 10-12 NM from airport and the controller cleared us for the approach. Then he said I show you lined up perfectly with runway 21L not runway 21R. When he said this I looked down and saw the approach plate said runway 21L and changed frequencys to runway 21R. The controller also gave us a turn for line up. This event was early morning after flying all night long. We were fatigued and should have been paying closer attention to detail. Also I believe commercial company should not print approachs to same number runways back-to-back but put maybe runway 21L and runway 3R together on 1 sheet of paper, not runway 21L and runway 21R.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CARGO ACFT USES WRONG PARALLEL RWY FREQ ON APCH.

Narrative: WHILE BEING VECTORED FOR APCH TO RWY 21R ILS I DIALED IN LOC FREQ FOR RWY 21L. THE RWY 21R APCH WAS ON 1 PAGE OF THE APCH CHARTS, AND RWY 21L ON BACKSIDE. AFTER HANDING CHART BACK TO ENGINEER TO SEE, HE HANDED IT BACK TO ME AND I CLIPPED IT ON THE YOKE. HOWEVER IT HAD BEEN TURNED AROUND SOMEHOW SO THAT RWY 21L WAS NOW FACING ME. SO WHEN I DIALED UP THE FREQ, I DIALED IN RWY 21L AND OF COURSE IT IDENTED CORRECTLY. WE WERE STILL 10-12 NM FROM ARPT AND THE CTLR CLRED US FOR THE APCH. THEN HE SAID I SHOW YOU LINED UP PERFECTLY WITH RWY 21L NOT RWY 21R. WHEN HE SAID THIS I LOOKED DOWN AND SAW THE APCH PLATE SAID RWY 21L AND CHANGED FREQS TO RWY 21R. THE CTLR ALSO GAVE US A TURN FOR LINE UP. THIS EVENT WAS EARLY MORNING AFTER FLYING ALL NIGHT LONG. WE WERE FATIGUED AND SHOULD HAVE BEEN PAYING CLOSER ATTN TO DETAIL. ALSO I BELIEVE COMMERCIAL COMPANY SHOULD NOT PRINT APCHS TO SAME NUMBER RWYS BACK-TO-BACK BUT PUT MAYBE RWY 21L AND RWY 3R TOGETHER ON 1 SHEET OF PAPER, NOT RWY 21L AND RWY 21R.

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.