<< >> NASA ASRS Report 452280, October 1999

Captain of a super MD80 complains of another air carrier with a similar sounding call sign that has a similar route, and scheduled times, causing problems for both flcs and ATC controllers.

Attributes
ACN	452280
Time
Date	199910
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	navaid : ewm.vortac
State Reference	TX
Altitude	msl single value : 33000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zfw.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Super 80
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other vortac
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zfw.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other other vortac
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	452280
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

Flying flight xa on monday all month have had numerous potential and occasional actual mix-ups with radio calls to flight xb and xa. Errors occur with both ATC and pilots as both flts originate in the los angeles area at about the same time and terminate in dfw. Both flts have been on similar flight plans. Has been a real annoyance for both ATC and pilots all month.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CAPT OF A SUPER MD80 COMPLAINS OF ANOTHER ACR WITH A SIMILAR SOUNDING CALL SIGN THAT HAS A SIMILAR RTE, AND SCHEDULED TIMES, CAUSING PROBS FOR BOTH FLCS AND ATC CTLRS.

Narrative: FLYING FLT XA ON MONDAY ALL MONTH HAVE HAD NUMEROUS POTENTIAL AND OCCASIONAL ACTUAL MIX-UPS WITH RADIO CALLS TO FLT XB AND XA. ERRORS OCCUR WITH BOTH ATC AND PLTS AS BOTH FLTS ORIGINATE IN THE LOS ANGELES AREA AT ABOUT THE SAME TIME AND TERMINATE IN DFW. BOTH FLTS HAVE BEEN ON SIMILAR FLT PLANS. HAS BEEN A REAL ANNOYANCE FOR BOTH ATC AND PLTS ALL MONTH.

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.