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B737 ng captain reported confusion communicating with ATC due to similar sounding call signs.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1518661 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201802 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | PHX.Airport |
| State Reference | AZ |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B737 Next Generation Undifferentiated |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Climb Cruise Descent |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise Descent Climb |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 297 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ATC Issue All Types Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
Narrative:
Other carrier flight from phx departs at the same time as company flight and is on the same frequencies for the entire flight. This constantly causes issues with ATC and confusion with both crews. Numerous requests to verify ATC instructions were necessary.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B737 NG Captain reported confusion communicating with ATC due to similar sounding call signs.
Narrative: Other carrier flight from PHX departs at the same time as Company Flight and is on the same frequencies for the entire flight. This constantly causes issues with ATC and confusion with both crews. Numerous requests to verify ATC instructions were necessary.
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.