Flight crew deviation wrong ILS setup and line up and had to be vectored to correct approach course.

Attributes
ACN	292134
Time
Date	199412
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : pit
State Reference	PA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 4000 msl bound upper : 4000
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : pit tower : pit tower : sea
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing : missed approach
Route In Use	approach : straight in enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 1000 flight time type : 150
ASRS Report	292134
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Approaching from south, captain flying, both of us tuned in ILS 10R. Controller was clearing aircraft for ILS approachs. RVR was 1000 ft. This was CAT IIIA minimums and everyone was accepting clrncs for standard ILS approachs. I told the controller we needed CAT IIIA clearance, he said he didn't know what that was and couldn't do that. During this confusion he told us we were lined up on runway 10R instead of runway 10L like we were supposed to be. He vectored us around again for ILS runway 10L and told us to contact tower. I contacted tower and told them we needed CAT IIIA. He said CAT IIIA equipment was up and we landed in CAT IIIA WX. The approach controller was not issuing appropriate clrncs.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC DEV WRONG ILS SETUP AND LINE UP AND HAD TO BE VECTORED TO CORRECT APCH COURSE.

Narrative: APCHING FROM S, CAPT FLYING, BOTH OF US TUNED IN ILS 10R. CTLR WAS CLRING ACFT FOR ILS APCHS. RVR WAS 1000 FT. THIS WAS CAT IIIA MINIMUMS AND EVERYONE WAS ACCEPTING CLRNCS FOR STANDARD ILS APCHS. I TOLD THE CTLR WE NEEDED CAT IIIA CLRNC, HE SAID HE DIDN'T KNOW WHAT THAT WAS AND COULDN'T DO THAT. DURING THIS CONFUSION HE TOLD US WE WERE LINED UP ON RWY 10R INSTEAD OF RWY 10L LIKE WE WERE SUPPOSED TO BE. HE VECTORED US AROUND AGAIN FOR ILS RWY 10L AND TOLD US TO CONTACT TWR. I CONTACTED TWR AND TOLD THEM WE NEEDED CAT IIIA. HE SAID CAT IIIA EQUIP WAS UP AND WE LANDED IN CAT IIIA WX. THE APCH CTLR WAS NOT ISSUING APPROPRIATE CLRNCS.

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.