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An air carrier B727 captain complains that his company supplies the so with the wrong ramp control frequency and then the so bothers the pilots asking for the correct frequency.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 432260 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199903 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : dfw.airport |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B727 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : taxi ground : pushback ground : preflight ground : parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 462260 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : company policies non adherence other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb other other : flc3 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Company Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Company |
Narrative:
Flight engineer's still do not have the proper ramp frequencys. They try the ones they have, and when they don't work, they ask the pilots. This causes unnecessary distraction in the cockpit and a dangerous one as well.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN ACR B727 CAPT COMPLAINS THAT HIS COMPANY SUPPLIES THE SO WITH THE WRONG RAMP CTL FREQ AND THEN THE SO BOTHERS THE PLTS ASKING FOR THE CORRECT FREQ.
Narrative: FE'S STILL DO NOT HAVE THE PROPER RAMP FREQS. THEY TRY THE ONES THEY HAVE, AND WHEN THEY DON'T WORK, THEY ASK THE PLTS. THIS CAUSES UNNECESSARY DISTR IN THE COCKPIT AND A DANGEROUS ONE AS WELL.
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.