A B757 air carrier flight crew started an approach to runway 21R when they were cleared to runway 21L. The ATIS did state that approachs to both runway 21L&right were in use even though the approach controller later said that runway 21R was closed.

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Attributes
ACN	355890
Time
Date	199612
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dtw
State Reference	MI
Altitude	msl bound lower : 3000 msl bound upper : 3000
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : dtw tower : fai
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	descent : approach
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 : 13000 flight time type : 1200
ASRS Report	355890
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 1000
ASRS Report	355536
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation other

Narrative:

When we first contacted dtw approach we were told 'approach will be runway 21R.' ATIS said approachs in use were both runways 21L&right. Dtw approach vectored us and eventually said 'heading 180 degrees to intercept, cleared approach runway 21L.' at this point, we were just intercepting runway 21R and we continued to do so while we questioned this clearance rather than overshoot. Almost immediately, approach told us we were intercepting the wrong localizer and gave us a vector and told us runway 21R was closed. At no time since we first contacted dtw approach and were given runway 21R, did anyone tell us it had been changed to runway 21L or that runway 21R had been closed.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B757 ACR FLC STARTED AN APCH TO RWY 21R WHEN THEY WERE CLRED TO RWY 21L. THE ATIS DID STATE THAT APCHS TO BOTH RWY 21L&R WERE IN USE EVEN THOUGH THE APCH CTLR LATER SAID THAT RWY 21R WAS CLOSED.

Narrative: WHEN WE FIRST CONTACTED DTW APCH WE WERE TOLD 'APCH WILL BE RWY 21R.' ATIS SAID APCHS IN USE WERE BOTH RWYS 21L&R. DTW APCH VECTORED US AND EVENTUALLY SAID 'HDG 180 DEGS TO INTERCEPT, CLRED APCH RWY 21L.' AT THIS POINT, WE WERE JUST INTERCEPTING RWY 21R AND WE CONTINUED TO DO SO WHILE WE QUESTIONED THIS CLRNC RATHER THAN OVERSHOOT. ALMOST IMMEDIATELY, APCH TOLD US WE WERE INTERCEPTING THE WRONG LOC AND GAVE US A VECTOR AND TOLD US RWY 21R WAS CLOSED. AT NO TIME SINCE WE FIRST CONTACTED DTW APCH AND WERE GIVEN RWY 21R, DID ANYONE TELL US IT HAD BEEN CHANGED TO RWY 21L OR THAT RWY 21R HAD BEEN CLOSED.

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.