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Clt controller expressed concern regarding the use of similar call signs for air carrier operations and the potential for both pilot and ATC errors.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 694160 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200604 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : clt.tracon |
| State Reference | NC |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : clt.tracon tower : clt.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Regional Jet CL65 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude climbout : takeoff ground : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : clt.tracon tower : clt.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Regional Jet CL65 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude climbout : takeoff ground : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local controller : approach |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Experience | controller radar : 18 |
| ASRS Report | 694160 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Events | |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Company |
| Primary Problem | Company |
Narrative:
Air carrier's are filing flight plans with similar sounding call signs. Despite numerous attempts to correct this problem; it continues. The potential for error increases when call signs are so similar. As you can well imagine; in an environment where hearback/readback clearance errors is on the rise; this can easily be avoided by using call signs that aren't so similar.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CLT CTLR EXPRESSED CONCERN REGARDING THE USE OF SIMILAR CALL SIGNS FOR ACR OPS AND THE POTENTIAL FOR BOTH PLT AND ATC ERRORS.
Narrative: ACR'S ARE FILING FLT PLANS WITH SIMILAR SOUNDING CALL SIGNS. DESPITE NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS TO CORRECT THIS PROB; IT CONTINUES. THE POTENTIAL FOR ERROR INCREASES WHEN CALL SIGNS ARE SO SIMILAR. AS YOU CAN WELL IMAGINE; IN AN ENVIRONMENT WHERE HEARBACK/READBACK CLRNC ERRORS IS ON THE RISE; THIS CAN EASILY BE AVOIDED BY USING CALL SIGNS THAT AREN'T SO SIMILAR.
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.