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During position relief briefing on local control, the relieving controller was informed that a B747 aircraft on 3 mi final was not on tower frequency. The relieving controller did not question approach control about changing the aircraft to tower frequency until after the aircraft landed.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 356120 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199612 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : anc |
| State Reference | AK |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 1000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Dawn |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : anc tower : anc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B747 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach landing other |
| Route In Use | approach : visual arrival other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Experience | controller radar : 4 flight time total : 268 |
| ASRS Report | 356120 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | incursion : landing without clearance non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
During position relief, the controller I was relieving gave me a rundown of traffic. She informed me that she was not talking to air carrier X who was on 3 mi final. It apparently did not register because I questioned the approach controller, but not before the aircraft landed. There was no conflict, but a cavalier attitude during a supposedly routine relief briefing led to communications breakdown.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: DURING POS RELIEF BRIEFING ON LOCAL CTL, THE RELIEVING CTLR WAS INFORMED THAT A B747 ACFT ON 3 MI FINAL WAS NOT ON TWR FREQ. THE RELIEVING CTLR DID NOT QUESTION APCH CTL ABOUT CHANGING THE ACFT TO TWR FREQ UNTIL AFTER THE ACFT LANDED.
Narrative: DURING POS RELIEF, THE CTLR I WAS RELIEVING GAVE ME A RUNDOWN OF TFC. SHE INFORMED ME THAT SHE WAS NOT TALKING TO ACR X WHO WAS ON 3 MI FINAL. IT APPARENTLY DID NOT REGISTER BECAUSE I QUESTIONED THE APCH CTLR, BUT NOT BEFORE THE ACFT LANDED. THERE WAS NO CONFLICT, BUT A CAVALIER ATTITUDE DURING A SUPPOSEDLY ROUTINE RELIEF BRIEFING LED TO COMS BREAKDOWN.
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.