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After frequency change back to ZNY, controller advises B737 flight crew that he descended and handoff the wrong aircraft to abe approach control.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 530595 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200110 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : abe.tracon |
| State Reference | PA |
| Altitude | msl single value : 10000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zny.artcc tracon : abe.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-300 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time total : 7500 |
| ASRS Report | 530595 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | ATC Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
Narrative:
Level at 10000 ft in cruise between phl and avp, ny center hands us off to allentown approach. Allentown approach descends us to 6000 ft. Descending through 9200 ft, allentown says return to your last assigned altitude and frequency. Ny center says, I was supposed to send aircraft X to allentown not aircraft Y. Center controller never advised that there was another similar call sign on frequency. Both ny center and allentown approach mistook us for aircraft X. Air carrier's website show aircraft X from mdt to abe at that time.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AFTER FREQ CHANGE BACK TO ZNY, CTLR ADVISES B737 FLC THAT HE DSNDED AND HDOF THE WRONG ACFT TO ABE APCH CTL.
Narrative: LEVEL AT 10000 FT IN CRUISE BETWEEN PHL AND AVP, NY CENTER HANDS US OFF TO ALLENTOWN APCH. ALLENTOWN APCH DSNDS US TO 6000 FT. DSNDING THROUGH 9200 FT, ALLENTOWN SAYS RETURN TO YOUR LAST ASSIGNED ALT AND FREQ. NY CENTER SAYS, I WAS SUPPOSED TO SEND ACFT X TO ALLENTOWN NOT ACFT Y. CENTER CTLR NEVER ADVISED THAT THERE WAS ANOTHER SIMILAR CALL SIGN ON FREQ. BOTH NY CENTER AND ALLENTOWN APCH MISTOOK US FOR ACFT X. ACR'S WEBSITE SHOW ACFT X FROM MDT TO ABE AT THAT TIME.
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.