<< >> NASA ASRS Report 578032, March 2003

Hearing and acknowledging a clearance for a visual approach, an F100 crew start a descent but are stopped and advised the clearance was for another flight.

Attributes
ACN	578032
Time
Date	200303
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ord.airport
State Reference	IL
Altitude	msl single value : 4000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : c90.tracon tower : dfw.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Fokker 100
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : approach descent : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tracon : c90.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : visual arrival : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
ASRS Report	578032
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
ASRS Report	578031
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : separated traffic controller : issued new clearance flight crew : returned to assigned altitude flight crew : returned to intended or assigned course
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance

Narrative:

We read back a visual approach clearance for runway 27R which was not intended for us. ATC did not acknowledge our readback. We read back a visual approach clearance for runway 27R which was intended for air carrier Y. ATC did not acknowledge our readback and we started the approach. In our descent, ATC immediately told us to fly heading 090 degrees and back to 270 degrees and climb back to 4000 ft. We contacted ord approach supervisor and he indicated it was an ATC hearback mistake.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: HEARING AND ACKNOWLEDGING A CLRNC FOR A VISUAL APCH, AN F100 CREW START A DSCNT BUT ARE STOPPED AND ADVISED THE CLRNC WAS FOR ANOTHER FLT.

Narrative: WE READ BACK A VISUAL APCH CLRNC FOR RWY 27R WHICH WAS NOT INTENDED FOR US. ATC DID NOT ACKNOWLEDGE OUR READBACK. WE READ BACK A VISUAL APCH CLRNC FOR RWY 27R WHICH WAS INTENDED FOR ACR Y. ATC DID NOT ACKNOWLEDGE OUR READBACK AND WE STARTED THE APCH. IN OUR DSCNT, ATC IMMEDIATELY TOLD US TO FLY HDG 090 DEGS AND BACK TO 270 DEGS AND CLB BACK TO 4000 FT. WE CONTACTED ORD APCH SUPVR AND HE INDICATED IT WAS AN ATC HEARBACK MISTAKE.

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.