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An MD88 flight crew is given the clearance by A80 approach controller which was meant for another company flight having a similar sounding alpha numeric when 25 mi north of atl, GA.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 599286 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200310 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : atl.airport |
| State Reference | GA |
| Altitude | msl single value : 10000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Marginal |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : a80.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-88 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Route In Use | arrival : on vectors arrival star : rome 2 |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : a80.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 | arrival : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 225 flight time total : 5585 flight time type : 1220 |
| ASRS Report | 599286 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued advisory controller : issued new clearance flight crew : returned to original clearance |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Environmental Factor ATC Human Performance Airspace Structure |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
Narrative:
During approach vectoring our flight (company aebb and another company flight I believe was company aeba) controller gave us aebb clearance he intended for aeba, which had us turn off of the rmg 2 arrival on a 180 degree heading and descend to 10000 ft MSL. We acknowledged clearance and complied. While watching TCASII, we noticed we were heading towards the departure area from atl. Soon controller asked eaba if he was on a 180 degree heading. Realizing what had happened, he gave us a turn to 090 degrees (a turn away from departure traffic). Rest of flight uneventful.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN MD88 FLT CREW IS GIVEN THE CLRNC BY A80 APCH CTLR WHICH WAS MEANT FOR ANOTHER COMPANY FLT HAVING A SIMILAR SOUNDING ALPHA NUMERIC WHEN 25 MI N OF ATL, GA.
Narrative: DURING APCH VECTORING OUR FLT (COMPANY AEBB AND ANOTHER COMPANY FLT I BELIEVE WAS COMPANY AEBA) CTLR GAVE US AEBB CLRNC HE INTENDED FOR AEBA, WHICH HAD US TURN OFF OF THE RMG 2 ARR ON A 180 DEG HDG AND DSND TO 10000 FT MSL. WE ACKNOWLEDGED CLRNC AND COMPLIED. WHILE WATCHING TCASII, WE NOTICED WE WERE HEADING TOWARDS THE DEP AREA FROM ATL. SOON CTLR ASKED EABA IF HE WAS ON A 180 DEG HDG. REALIZING WHAT HAD HAPPENED, HE GAVE US A TURN TO 090 DEGS (A TURN AWAY FROM DEP TFC). REST OF FLT UNEVENTFUL.
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.