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Air carrier with four digit flight number accepted an incorrect altitude clearance issued to company aircraft also with four digit flight number; reporter suggesting too many similar sounding call signs are in use.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 863702 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200912 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001-0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZID.ARTCC |
| State Reference | IN |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Regional Jet 200 ER/LR (CRJ200) |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Climb |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Not Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Altitude Excursion From Assigned Altitude Deviation - Procedural Clearance |
Narrative:
As we were climbing out I may have accepted a climb to 230 for flight xyxx from crw. Center was working 2 frequencies and when he discovered that he was working xyxx and XXXX he asked that I report this to the company and request a change of flight numbers. Later that same flight at one point there were XXXX; xyxx; and xxyx all on the same frequency. There may have also been a xxyy on also. Identification; ATC saw and realized that he had XXXX and xyxx. Cause; too many similar sounding call signs. ATC working two frequencies.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Air carrier with four digit flight number accepted an incorrect altitude clearance issued to company aircraft also with four digit flight number; reporter suggesting too many similar sounding call signs are in use.
Narrative: As we were climbing out I may have accepted a climb to 230 for flight XYXX from CRW. Center was working 2 frequencies and when he discovered that he was working XYXX AND XXXX he asked that I report this to the company and request a change of flight numbers. Later that same flight at one point there were XXXX; XYXX; and XXYX all on the same frequency. There may have also been a XXYY on also. Identification; ATC saw and realized that he had XXXX and XYXX. Cause; too many similar sounding call signs. ATC working two frequencies.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.