Narrative:

While inbound to detroit metropolitan, dtw, in a hawker 700, 2 crew, VMC: approach issued a 180 degree vector to join the localizer for runway 22L. On our charts, we did not show any runway 22L, and we had briefed and planned for the ILS runway 21L and a landing on runway 21L. When on the approach, ATC instructed us the frequency and runway we were aligned with was not correct, so we asked for clarification and we complied with further 'progressive' instructions and ended up landing on runway 22L which was recently redesignated this from runway 21R to runway 22L! After reviewing all q-svc updates and original content charts, we realized the new runway configns and instrument approach redesignations were not on the aircraft charts so, we did not have available to us as a crew a correct original 'new content' and could not locate any original content for the aircraft. All q-svc updates were also checked and rechked with no dtw updates. I (captain), telephoned the tower at detroit to follow up and they stated that they cleared us for runway 22L, we lined up on runway 21L and separation may have been lost. We did however, correct the error and land on the correct runway 22L. We did see another aircraft on approach but were correcting before any 'evasive' or 'abrupt' action had to be taken. Even though as crews, we back VMC approachs with briefed, tuned, idented, instrument approachs, if the runways are being re-numbered with 4 parallel runways and approachs, confusion is inevitable! With tower's help, we corrected the problem but when airports, runways as well as IAP's are being changed, extra vigilance sometimes is not enough! Corrective actions -- notified/contacted ATC, FSDO and chief pilot, corrected and verified navigation charts on that as well as the other fleet aircraft.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: HAWKER 700 FLC WERE LINED UP FOR A VISUAL APCH TO THE WRONG RWY, ONLY 10 DEGS APART, DUE TO USING OLD INST APCH CHART NOT REFLECTING A CHANGE TO THE RWY NUMBERING SYS. ATC FURNISHED THE CORRECT FREQS AND HEADINGS FOR THE CREWS BACK UP TO THE VISUAL APCH.

Narrative: WHILE INBOUND TO DETROIT METRO, DTW, IN A HAWKER 700, 2 CREW, VMC: APCH ISSUED A 180 DEG VECTOR TO JOIN THE LOC FOR RWY 22L. ON OUR CHARTS, WE DID NOT SHOW ANY RWY 22L, AND WE HAD BRIEFED AND PLANNED FOR THE ILS RWY 21L AND A LNDG ON RWY 21L. WHEN ON THE APCH, ATC INSTRUCTED US THE FREQ AND RWY WE WERE ALIGNED WITH WAS NOT CORRECT, SO WE ASKED FOR CLARIFICATION AND WE COMPLIED WITH FURTHER 'PROGRESSIVE' INSTRUCTIONS AND ENDED UP LNDG ON RWY 22L WHICH WAS RECENTLY REDESIGNATED THIS FROM RWY 21R TO RWY 22L! AFTER REVIEWING ALL Q-SVC UPDATES AND ORIGINAL CONTENT CHARTS, WE REALIZED THE NEW RWY CONFIGNS AND INST APCH REDESIGNATIONS WERE NOT ON THE ACFT CHARTS SO, WE DID NOT HAVE AVAILABLE TO US AS A CREW A CORRECT ORIGINAL 'NEW CONTENT' AND COULD NOT LOCATE ANY ORIGINAL CONTENT FOR THE ACFT. ALL Q-SVC UPDATES WERE ALSO CHKED AND RECHKED WITH NO DTW UPDATES. I (CAPT), TELEPHONED THE TWR AT DETROIT TO FOLLOW UP AND THEY STATED THAT THEY CLRED US FOR RWY 22L, WE LINED UP ON RWY 21L AND SEPARATION MAY HAVE BEEN LOST. WE DID HOWEVER, CORRECT THE ERROR AND LAND ON THE CORRECT RWY 22L. WE DID SEE ANOTHER ACFT ON APCH BUT WERE CORRECTING BEFORE ANY 'EVASIVE' OR 'ABRUPT' ACTION HAD TO BE TAKEN. EVEN THOUGH AS CREWS, WE BACK VMC APCHS WITH BRIEFED, TUNED, IDENTED, INST APCHS, IF THE RWYS ARE BEING RE-NUMBERED WITH 4 PARALLEL RWYS AND APCHS, CONFUSION IS INEVITABLE! WITH TWR'S HELP, WE CORRECTED THE PROB BUT WHEN ARPTS, RWYS AS WELL AS IAP'S ARE BEING CHANGED, EXTRA VIGILANCE SOMETIMES IS NOT ENOUGH! CORRECTIVE ACTIONS -- NOTIFIED/CONTACTED ATC, FSDO AND CHIEF PLT, CORRECTED AND VERIFIED NAV CHARTS ON THAT AS WELL AS THE OTHER FLEET ACFT.

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.