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Air carrier captain reported a miscommunication with air traffic control during the final segment on the approach.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1536230 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201804 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | PHL.TRACON |
| State Reference | PA |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Medium Transport Low Wing 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Initial Approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Approach Captain Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 120 Flight Crew Total 5300 Flight Crew Type 500 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ATC Issue All Types |
Narrative:
Phl approach issued a descent to 3;000 [feet] and heading 040 for the visual approach to runway 35. At that altitude and heading; I had the airport and runway in sight. Our position was southwest of the jepug intersection on the RNAV (GPS) runway 35 approach. I asked the first officer to advise that we had the airport in sight. The first officer (first officer) transmitted that we had the field. The phl approach controller said; standby; I will issue an approach clearance shortly. We continued at the same altitude and heading and flew through the extended centerline of runway 35. After passing through the centerline for approximately less than a minute; phl approach asked if we were direct to the airport. We advised that we were still on a heading of 040 degrees. The approach controller replied that she had previously cleared us for the approach. We advised that we did not receive that clearance and the last instruction was heading 040. She issued a turn and vectored us back to the final approach course. The visual approach and landing were uneventful.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Air carrier Captain reported a miscommunication with Air Traffic Control during the final segment on the approach.
Narrative: PHL Approach issued a descent to 3;000 [feet] and heading 040 for the visual approach to Runway 35. At that altitude and heading; I had the airport and runway in sight. Our position was southwest of the JEPUG intersection on the RNAV (GPS) Runway 35 approach. I asked the First Officer to advise that we had the airport in sight. The FO (First Officer) transmitted that we had the field. The PHL Approach Controller said; standby; I will issue an approach clearance shortly. We continued at the same altitude and heading and flew through the extended centerline of Runway 35. After passing through the centerline for approximately less than a minute; PHL Approach asked if we were direct to the airport. We advised that we were still on a heading of 040 degrees. The Approach Controller replied that she had previously cleared us for the approach. We advised that we did not receive that clearance and the last instruction was heading 040. She issued a turn and vectored us back to the final approach course. The visual approach and landing were uneventful.
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.