An A-321 flight crew is not turned to intercept the localizer and receives a TCASII RA.

Attributes
ACN	517710
Time
Date	200107
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : clt.airport
State Reference	NC
Altitude	msl single value : 3600
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	A321
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	arrival : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : multi engine pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 600
ASRS Report	517710
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne critical other anomaly other
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took precautionary avoidance action flight crew : took evasive action flight crew : overrode automation
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance ATC Facility Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Error

Narrative:

Approaching centerline of 10 mi final for clt. Control failed to vector us to intercept. Received TA, then RA, climb, increase climb, clear of conflict, cleared 600 ft above assigned altitude of 3600 ft, and turned to join the localizer for runway 36R. Advised ATC who replied he thought we'd been given a turn by the previous controller. They had just changed controllers as we were 2 mi on a right base to intercept localizer.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN A-321 FLT CREW IS NOT TURNED TO INTERCEPT THE LOC AND RECEIVES A TCASII RA.

Narrative: APCHING CTRLINE OF 10 MI FINAL FOR CLT. CTL FAILED TO VECTOR US TO INTERCEPT. RECEIVED TA, THEN RA, CLB, INCREASE CLB, CLEAR OF CONFLICT, CLEARED 600 FT ABOVE ASSIGNED ALT OF 3600 FT, AND TURNED TO JOIN THE LOC FOR RWY 36R. ADVISED ATC WHO REPLIED HE THOUGHT WE'D BEEN GIVEN A TURN BY THE PREVIOUS CTLR. THEY HAD JUST CHANGED CTLRS AS WE WERE 2 MI ON A R BASE TO INTERCEPT LOC.

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.