Clt controller voiced concern regarding the foret fix utilized during simultaneous ILS approaches to...

Narrative:

I was working final radar center. The operation was simultaneous ILS approaches to runway 36 center; and runway 36 right. The runway 36 center fix that you clear them from is foret and you instruct the aircraft to cross foret at 5;000 ft. I had to correct three read backs of different aircraft because they read back that they were going to cross foret at 4;000 ft. This is a very confusing fix because the word foret makes you think the word four. The dangerous part of this is the aircraft on the parallel runway is crossing the fix right next to foret at 4;000 ft. Recommendation; the name of the fix needs to be changed; or the altitude at the fix needs to be changed. It is a very confusing fix and altitude.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CLT Controller voiced concern regarding the FORET fix utilized during simultaneous ILS approaches to Runway's 36; indicating the 5;000 crossing restriction; the name FORET and 4;000 are sometimes confused by the flight crews.

Narrative: I was working final RADAR Center. The operation was simultaneous ILS approaches to Runway 36 Center; and Runway 36 Right. The Runway 36 Center fix that you clear them from is FORET and you instruct the aircraft to cross FORET at 5;000 FT. I had to correct three read backs of different aircraft because they read back that they were going to cross FORET at 4;000 FT. This is a very confusing fix because the word FORET makes you think the word Four. The dangerous part of this is the aircraft on the parallel runway is crossing the fix right next to FORET at 4;000 FT. Recommendation; the name of the fix needs to be changed; or the altitude at the fix needs to be changed. It is a very confusing fix and altitude.

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.

Attributes
ACN	901375
Time
Date	201007
Local Time Of Day	0001-0600
Place
Locale Reference	CLT.Airport
State Reference	NC
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	A321
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Final Approach
Route In Use	Other Instrument Approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	Approach
Qualification	Air Traffic Control Fully Certified
Events
Anomaly	ATC Issue All Types

Clt controller voiced concern regarding the foret fix utilized during simultaneous ILS approaches to runway's 36; indicating the 5;000 crossing restriction; the name foret and 4;000 are sometimes confused by the flight crews.