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Advised to change frequency and monitor. Approach did not contact flight. Flight was guarding wrong frequency.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 127751 |
| Time | |
| Date | 198911 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : ewr |
| State Reference | NJ |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 7000 msl bound upper : 7000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Dusk |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | cruise other descent : approach |
| Route In Use | enroute : on vectors enroute airway : n90 |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : cfi pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 1000 |
| ASRS Report | 127751 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Ambiguous |
| Air Traffic Incident | other other |
Narrative:
While on a flight from dtw-ewr, we were handed off to new york approach on frequency 120.85 and told to monitor the frequency. As we were approaching the inbound approach course to ewr airport, both the copilot and I were questioning why approach hadn't called us to intercept. Only after calling them did we find out we were on the wrong frequency and informed how we upset the new york traffic flow. I feel a handoff with instructions to 'monitor only' is very unsafe and unnecessary for this very situation. In the future I will always check-in on a new frequency. Monitor is ok for ground operations but not flight!
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ADVISED TO CHANGE FREQ AND MONITOR. APCH DID NOT CONTACT FLT. FLT WAS GUARDING WRONG FREQ.
Narrative: WHILE ON A FLT FROM DTW-EWR, WE WERE HANDED OFF TO NEW YORK APCH ON FREQ 120.85 AND TOLD TO MONITOR THE FREQ. AS WE WERE APCHING THE INBND APCH COURSE TO EWR ARPT, BOTH THE COPLT AND I WERE QUESTIONING WHY APCH HADN'T CALLED US TO INTERCEPT. ONLY AFTER CALLING THEM DID WE FIND OUT WE WERE ON THE WRONG FREQ AND INFORMED HOW WE UPSET THE NEW YORK TFC FLOW. I FEEL A HANDOFF WITH INSTRUCTIONS TO 'MONITOR ONLY' IS VERY UNSAFE AND UNNECESSARY FOR THIS VERY SITUATION. IN THE FUTURE I WILL ALWAYS CHECK-IN ON A NEW FREQ. MONITOR IS OK FOR GND OPERATIONS BUT NOT FLT!
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 2007 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.