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An air carrier MD80 flight crew report that occasionally the wrong ground control frequency is assigned on the east side of the dfw ramp.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 395240 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199802 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : dfw |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Super 80 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | ground other : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 395240 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
| Situations | |
| ATC Facility | procedure or policy : unspecified |
Narrative:
2 days in a row we were assigned frequency 121.8 as the ground frequency on the east side of the dfw airport. I questioned ground about this and they remarked that we should be on 121.85 this was wrong. So we switched back to 121.8. I stated that we were confused as to which ATC frequency ground wanted us on. He said to 'stay here' meaning 121.8. Is there a ground control coordination problem when the east is on 121.8 and 121.65? It appeared that way because I noticed aircraft exiting the air carrier ramps attempt to taxi to taxiway K then stop. Please advise.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN ACR MD80 FLC RPT THAT OCCASIONALLY THE WRONG GND CTL FREQ IS ASSIGNED ON THE E SIDE OF THE DFW RAMP.
Narrative: 2 DAYS IN A ROW WE WERE ASSIGNED FREQ 121.8 AS THE GND FREQ ON THE E SIDE OF THE DFW ARPT. I QUESTIONED GND ABOUT THIS AND THEY REMARKED THAT WE SHOULD BE ON 121.85 THIS WAS WRONG. SO WE SWITCHED BACK TO 121.8. I STATED THAT WE WERE CONFUSED AS TO WHICH ATC FREQ GND WANTED US ON. HE SAID TO 'STAY HERE' MEANING 121.8. IS THERE A GND CTL COORD PROB WHEN THE E IS ON 121.8 AND 121.65? IT APPEARED THAT WAY BECAUSE I NOTICED ACFT EXITING THE ACR RAMPS ATTEMPT TO TAXI TO TXWY K THEN STOP. PLEASE ADVISE.
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.