Air carrier arriving in egll finds workload increased by runway assignment confusion.

Attributes
ACN	740433
Time
Date	200705
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	airport : egll.airport
State Reference	FO
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B777-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	ils localizer only : 27l
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : instrument precision arrival star : n/s
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 17000 flight time type : 1500
ASRS Report	740433
Person 2
Affiliation	government : foreign
Function	controller : approach
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance

Narrative:

Briefly; before TOD briefed and set up runway 27R approach. Before XA00 local; it is the noise abatement preferred runway and the runway indicated by ATIS clearance: direct ock depart ock 075 vectors runway 27L. We re-briefed for 27L. Clearance: rt turn 270 now expect runway 27R; contact director with call sign only. Re-installed runway 27R clearance: left to 180 then 300; intercept localizer; no runway indicated at that time. Clearance. Report established on localizer. As we intercepted runway 27R localizer; approach advised we had overshot localizer; turn left 220 intercept runway 27L localizer. We complied; short discussion on mix-up on assigned runway. Landing runway 27L uneventful; no further reference to it from tower or ground control. All three crew present concurred the mistake was not in the cockpit.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AIR CARRIER ARRIVING IN EGLL FINDS WORKLOAD INCREASED BY RWY ASSIGNMENT CONFUSION.

Narrative: BRIEFLY; BEFORE TOD BRIEFED AND SET UP RWY 27R APPROACH. BEFORE XA00 LOCAL; IT IS THE NOISE ABATEMENT PREFERRED RWY AND THE RWY INDICATED BY ATIS CLRNC: DIRECT OCK DEPART OCK 075 VECTORS RWY 27L. WE RE-BRIEFED FOR 27L. CLRNC: RT TURN 270 NOW EXPECT RWY 27R; CONTACT DIRECTOR WITH CALL SIGN ONLY. RE-INSTALLED RWY 27R CLRNC: LEFT TO 180 THEN 300; INTERCEPT LOC; NO RWY INDICATED AT THAT TIME. CLRNC. REPORT ESTABLISHED ON LOC. AS WE INTERCEPTED RWY 27R LOC; APPROACH ADVISED WE HAD OVERSHOT LOC; TURN LEFT 220 INTERCEPT RWY 27L LOC. WE COMPLIED; SHORT DISCUSSION ON MIX-UP ON ASSIGNED RWY. LANDING RWY 27L UNEVENTFUL; NO FURTHER REFERENCE TO IT FROM TOWER OR GROUND CONTROL. ALL THREE CREW PRESENT CONCURRED THE MISTAKE WAS NOT IN THE COCKPIT.

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.