<< >> NASA ASRS Report 334850, May 1996

B757 flight crew encounters confusion regarding the visual approach clearance issued by approach. Language may be a problem.

Attributes
ACN	334850
Time
Date	199605
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : aua
State Reference	FO
Altitude	msl bound lower : 1500 msl bound upper : 4000
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : aua
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	descent : approach descent other
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	334850
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Location: north of aua airport. We were approaching aua with curacao at FL070. We requested a lower altitude. Curacao handed us off to beatrix approach. We checked in level at FL070 with a request for lower and advised aua in sight. We were cleared for the visual approach. When we were turning final, the tower 120.9 asked us our altitude. We advised 1500 ft. They told us we were only cleared to FL040. After we questioned this and advised them that we were cleared for the visual, they restated that we were only cleared to FL040 and then cleared us to land. They did not pursue anything further.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B757 FLC ENCOUNTERS CONFUSION REGARDING THE VISUAL APCH CLRNC ISSUED BY APCH. LANGUAGE MAY BE A PROB.

Narrative: LOCATION: N OF AUA ARPT. WE WERE APCHING AUA WITH CURACAO AT FL070. WE REQUESTED A LOWER ALT. CURACAO HANDED US OFF TO BEATRIX APCH. WE CHKED IN LEVEL AT FL070 WITH A REQUEST FOR LOWER AND ADVISED AUA IN SIGHT. WE WERE CLRED FOR THE VISUAL APCH. WHEN WE WERE TURNING FINAL, THE TWR 120.9 ASKED US OUR ALT. WE ADVISED 1500 FT. THEY TOLD US WE WERE ONLY CLRED TO FL040. AFTER WE QUESTIONED THIS AND ADVISED THEM THAT WE WERE CLRED FOR THE VISUAL, THEY RESTATED THAT WE WERE ONLY CLRED TO FL040 AND THEN CLRED US TO LAND. THEY DID NOT PURSUE ANYTHING FURTHER.

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.