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A320 inbound to ewr told to expect vectors through the runway 22L localizer. No vector provided prior to intercept. Flight crew intercepted localizer and loss of separation occurred.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 691201 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200603 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | navaid : teb.vor |
| State Reference | NJ |
| Altitude | msl single value : 3000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : n90.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | A320 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Route In Use | arrival : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : n90.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| 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 : 200 flight time total : 20000 flight time type : 2000 |
| ASRS Report | 691201 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 10100 flight time type : 4000 |
| ASRS Report | 690580 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : clearance non adherence : required legal separation other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance controller : issued advisory flight crew : executed missed approach |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Airport ATC Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
On approach to ewr we were cleared direct to teb VOR. Inbound to teb we were told to expect vectors off localizer. When we arrived over teb the radio frequency was busy. Having not received a heading or a clearance past teb; I turned toward the airport. I thought we would be vectored off the localizer later to accommodate traffic. I saw an aircraft inbound to ewr pass below our altitude; we had a loss of separation with this aircraft. There was no TCAS TA or RA. No evasive actions were taken. We were advised of loss of separation by ATC after landing. Supplemental information from acn 690580: ATC told us to expect a turn through the localizer of runway 22L.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A320 INBOUND TO EWR TOLD TO EXPECT VECTORS THROUGH THE RWY 22L LOC. NO VECTOR PROVIDED PRIOR TO INTERCEPT. FLT CREW INTERCEPTED LOC AND LOSS OF SEPARATION OCCURRED.
Narrative: ON APCH TO EWR WE WERE CLRED DIRECT TO TEB VOR. INBOUND TO TEB WE WERE TOLD TO EXPECT VECTORS OFF LOC. WHEN WE ARRIVED OVER TEB THE RADIO FREQ WAS BUSY. HAVING NOT RECEIVED A HDG OR A CLRNC PAST TEB; I TURNED TOWARD THE ARPT. I THOUGHT WE WOULD BE VECTORED OFF THE LOC LATER TO ACCOMMODATE TFC. I SAW AN ACFT INBOUND TO EWR PASS BELOW OUR ALT; WE HAD A LOSS OF SEPARATION WITH THIS ACFT. THERE WAS NO TCAS TA OR RA. NO EVASIVE ACTIONS WERE TAKEN. WE WERE ADVISED OF LOSS OF SEPARATION BY ATC AFTER LNDG. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 690580: ATC TOLD US TO EXPECT A TURN THROUGH THE LOC OF RWY 22L.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.