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Mem controller expressed concern regarding same flight number utilized by both arrival and departure flight during same time period.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 746961 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200707 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : mem.airport |
| State Reference | TN |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | controller : ground controller : local |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Experience | controller radar : 19 |
| ASRS Report | 747961 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Company |
| Primary Problem | Company |
Narrative:
Twice during the morning arrival bank air carrier at mem; arriving aircraft; (aircraft X) cleared to land on runway 36R as same call sign (aircraft Y) called ready for departure holding short of taxiway 36C. Shortly thereafter; aircraft Z landing runway 36L at mem; same call sign aircraft west departed runway 36C nebound and did not automatic-acquire on the radar scope. Aircraft acquired only after arrival aircraft had landed.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: MEM CTLR EXPRESSED CONCERN REGARDING SAME FLT NUMBER UTILIZED BY BOTH ARR AND DEP FLT DURING SAME TIME PERIOD.
Narrative: TWICE DURING THE MORNING ARR BANK ACR AT MEM; ARRIVING ACFT; (ACFT X) CLRED TO LAND ON RWY 36R AS SAME CALL SIGN (ACFT Y) CALLED READY FOR DEP HOLDING SHORT OF TXWY 36C. SHORTLY THEREAFTER; ACFT Z LNDG RWY 36L AT MEM; SAME CALL SIGN ACFT W DEPARTED RWY 36C NEBOUND AND DID NOT AUTO-ACQUIRE ON THE RADAR SCOPE. ACFT ACQUIRED ONLY AFTER ARR ACFT HAD LANDED.
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.