Narrative:

Arriving ewr area holding penns 7000 ft while ewr changed runway 22L to runway 4R. Cleared sweet intersection, gave 140 degree heading, 6000 ft. Asked which runway we wanted -- runway 4R or runway 29. Said runway 4R. Later given wind change to runway 29 and asked if we could do runway 22. We said yes. He cleared us direct chumr desc 3000 ft. We were slowed, desc while putting in box. Approach asked 'where are you going?' we said 'direct chumr intersection.' he said 'it's to the right about 4 mi about where irlah intersection is.' at the same time he gave us airbus traffic on approach runway 4R. I said 'we have the airbus and the airport' and asked for visual approach, which was given. Airbus more than 1000 ft below and ahead of us. Turned over to tower and landed.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B737 FLT CREW NOTICED THAT THE RNAV VISUAL APCH DOESN'T MATCH.

Narrative: ARRIVING EWR AREA HOLDING PENNS 7000 FT WHILE EWR CHANGED RWY 22L TO RWY 4R. CLRED SWEET INTXN, GAVE 140 DEG HDG, 6000 FT. ASKED WHICH RWY WE WANTED -- RWY 4R OR RWY 29. SAID RWY 4R. LATER GIVEN WIND CHANGE TO RWY 29 AND ASKED IF WE COULD DO RWY 22. WE SAID YES. HE CLRED US DIRECT CHUMR DESC 3000 FT. WE WERE SLOWED, DESC WHILE PUTTING IN BOX. APCH ASKED 'WHERE ARE YOU GOING?' WE SAID 'DIRECT CHUMR INTXN.' HE SAID 'IT'S TO THE R ABOUT 4 MI ABOUT WHERE IRLAH INTXN IS.' AT THE SAME TIME HE GAVE US AIRBUS TFC ON APCH RWY 4R. I SAID 'WE HAVE THE AIRBUS AND THE ARPT' AND ASKED FOR VISUAL APCH, WHICH WAS GIVEN. AIRBUS MORE THAN 1000 FT BELOW AND AHEAD OF US. TURNED OVER TO TWR AND LANDED.

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.