Captain of a fokker 100 inadvertently lost the approach control frequency when setting the expected tower frequency resulting in the captain checking with tower control for returning to the approach control frequency.

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Attributes
ACN	474010
Time
Date	200005
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
State Reference	TX
Altitude	msl single value : 4000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : d01.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Fokker 100
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other vortac
Flight Phase	descent : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
ASRS Report	474010
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	474009
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : com radio other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

On first officer upgrade, turning base at dfw, check airman told me he changed the approach frequency in error and was switching tower. After switching tower, we received a vector and a switch back to approach. Approach gave us another vector on course and we landed as per standard procedures. On deck, the check airman briefly addressed the issue with tower. Tower said no problem.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CAPT OF A FOKKER 100 INADVERTENTLY LOST THE APCH CTL FREQ WHEN SETTING THE EXPECTED TWR FREQ RESULTING IN THE CAPT CHKING WITH TWR CTL FOR RETURNING TO THE APCH CTL FREQ.

Narrative: ON FO UPGRADE, TURNING BASE AT DFW, CHK AIRMAN TOLD ME HE CHANGED THE APCH FREQ IN ERROR AND WAS SWITCHING TWR. AFTER SWITCHING TWR, WE RECEIVED A VECTOR AND A SWITCH BACK TO APCH. APCH GAVE US ANOTHER VECTOR ON COURSE AND WE LANDED AS PER STANDARD PROCS. ON DECK, THE CHK AIRMAN BRIEFLY ADDRESSED THE ISSUE WITH TWR. TWR SAID NO PROB.

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.