Narrative:

While being vectored for approach I was not sure if I was cleared to intercept the localizer or not. The first officer said that we were cleared to intercept, so we turned and was told that we were on delaying vectors and the controller turned us again. It was very busy and hard to break in to ask for clarification.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B737 FLC TURNS TO INTERCEPT THE LOC FOR RWY 4L WHEN THEY HAD BEEN PLACED ON DELAYING VECTORS, NOT CLRED FOR THE APCH, SW OF EWR, NJ.

Narrative: WHILE BEING VECTORED FOR APCH I WAS NOT SURE IF I WAS CLRED TO INTERCEPT THE LOC OR NOT. THE FO SAID THAT WE WERE CLRED TO INTERCEPT, SO WE TURNED AND WAS TOLD THAT WE WERE ON DELAYING VECTORS AND THE CTLR TURNED US AGAIN. IT WAS VERY BUSY AND HARD TO BREAK IN TO ASK FOR CLARIFICATION.

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.