Air carrier overshoots final approach course during parallel runway operations at dtw.

Attributes
ACN	547577
Time
Date	200205
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dtw.airport
State Reference	MI
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : dtw.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	DC-10 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tower : dtw.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Widebody Transport
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 3000
ASRS Report	547577
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	airspace violation : entry conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : clearance non adherence : required legal separation non adherence : published procedure other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance ATC Human Performance Aircraft
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Error

Narrative:

On visual to runway 3R dtw, we noted an aircraft, we thought was a jumbo, overshoot his assigned runway 4L and we received a TCASII advisory. We were completing a turn to final as he was. It appeared he probably lined up on runway 4R (closed) inadvertently, or overshot runway 4L. He corrected after we asked the tower if they had the aircraft under control. Uneventful landing followed.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR OVERSHOOTS FINAL APCH COURSE DURING PARALLEL RWY OPS AT DTW.

Narrative: ON VISUAL TO RWY 3R DTW, WE NOTED AN ACFT, WE THOUGHT WAS A JUMBO, OVERSHOOT HIS ASSIGNED RWY 4L AND WE RECEIVED A TCASII ADVISORY. WE WERE COMPLETING A TURN TO FINAL AS HE WAS. IT APPEARED HE PROBABLY LINED UP ON RWY 4R (CLOSED) INADVERTENTLY, OR OVERSHOT RWY 4L. HE CORRECTED AFTER WE ASKED THE TWR IF THEY HAD THE ACFT UNDER CTL. UNEVENTFUL LNDG FOLLOWED.

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.