 |
37000 Feet | Browse and search NASA's Aviation Safety Reporting System |
|
Pilot reports of ATC vectoring them off course and multiple changes to the clearance. Pilot describes bad use of the english language in mexican airspace.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1248818 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201503 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | MMMX.Airport |
| State Reference | FO |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Mixed |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | A319 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Final Approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Flight Engineer Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 200 Flight Crew Total 22000 Flight Crew Type 8000 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ATC Issue All Types Deviation - Procedural Clearance Deviation - Track / Heading All Types |
Narrative:
Aircraft received multiple changes to clearance and ended up off the arrival due to ATC vectors. Aircraft ended up left of approach corridor on the RNAV arrival; crew thought they were on course but ATC issued corrective vectors for arrival. Aircraft was cleared direct to outer marker and executed approach without incident. Landing and taxi in were uneventful.language is a continuous threat in mexican airspace. Their command of english is virtually nonexistent and they regularly use spanish in communication with aircraft. In addition; they at times issue clearances that are not able to be followed and then are upset when the aircraft are unable to comply with these clearances. This inability to follow clearances has everything to do with aircraft performance. On numerous occasions I have brought these issues up to our company and every time I am told nothing can be done. These communications come from our management personnel who never fly.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Pilot reports of ATC vectoring them off course and multiple changes to the clearance. Pilot describes bad use of the English language in Mexican airspace.
Narrative: Aircraft received multiple changes to clearance and ended up off the arrival due to ATC vectors. Aircraft ended up left of approach corridor on the RNAV arrival; crew thought they were on course but ATC issued corrective vectors for arrival. Aircraft was cleared direct to outer marker and executed approach without incident. Landing and taxi in were uneventful.Language is a continuous threat in Mexican airspace. Their command of English is virtually nonexistent and they regularly use Spanish in communication with aircraft. In addition; they at times issue clearances that are not able to be followed and then are upset when the aircraft are unable to comply with these clearances. This inability to follow clearances has everything to do with aircraft performance. On numerous occasions I have brought these issues up to our company and every time I am told nothing can be done. These communications come from our management personnel who never fly.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.