Narrative:

Arriving atl; we were vectored off the GNDLF2 and given heading 020; descend to 5;000 feet. We had planned; loaded; and briefed the ILS prm 08L. Approach confirmed we could expect that. We initiated the approach checklist but held it at navaids since we couldn't positively tune the ILS 08L. We received the approach clearance; turned to heading 070; [and] maintained 5;000 feet. The captain tried to reset the ILS approach in the FMS. While that was occurring; I realized we were about to cross the approach corridor so I LNAV'd to jaajj at 5;000 feet. The ILS approach was loaded and displayed on the instruments; but we still couldn't receive a positive identification. The captain then tried to manually tune the ILS. While he did this; I directed the plane in a VNAV descent toward the MDA. The captain announced he was unable to tune the ILS. It still displayed park. At roughly 3;500 feet; we broke through the clouds and took over visually outside schel; the FAF. We continued the approach visually; deviating slightly left of course to bias ourselves away from the other runways. We completed the approach checklist for a visual approach and the before landing checklist. About 2 mile final; the monitor controller called saying we were approaching the northern edge of the ntz and asked if we were having localizer problems. We confirmed we were not receiving the localizer and were operating visually. He acknowledged. We landed uneventfully. Aircraft was just released from a maintenance check. It had not flown and no one had checked the ILS receivers. When we tried to tune the ILS receiver; both automatically and manually; it remained frozen in the park position and would not respond. Only suggestion is to have maintenance run and check on the ILS receivers as part of the maintenance C check.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B767 flight crew reported not getting the ILS receiver to tune either via auto-tune or manually during an ILS PRM approach.

Narrative: Arriving ATL; we were vectored off the GNDLF2 and given heading 020; descend to 5;000 feet. We had planned; loaded; and briefed the ILS PRM 08L. Approach confirmed we could expect that. We initiated the Approach Checklist but held it at NAVAIDS since we couldn't positively tune the ILS 08L. We received the approach clearance; turned to heading 070; [and] maintained 5;000 feet. The Captain tried to reset the ILS approach in the FMS. While that was occurring; I realized we were about to cross the approach corridor so I LNAV'd to JAAJJ at 5;000 feet. The ILS approach was loaded and displayed on the instruments; but we still couldn't receive a positive ID. The Captain then tried to manually tune the ILS. While he did this; I directed the plane in a VNAV descent toward the MDA. The Captain announced he was unable to tune the ILS. It still displayed PARK. At roughly 3;500 feet; we broke through the clouds and took over visually outside SCHEL; the FAF. We continued the approach visually; deviating slightly left of course to bias ourselves away from the other runways. We completed the Approach Checklist for a visual approach and the Before Landing Checklist. About 2 mile final; the Monitor Controller called saying we were approaching the northern edge of the NTZ and asked if we were having localizer problems. We confirmed we were not receiving the localizer and were operating visually. He acknowledged. We landed uneventfully. Aircraft was just released from a maintenance check. It had not flown and no one had checked the ILS receivers. When we tried to tune the ILS receiver; both automatically and manually; it remained frozen in the PARK position and would not respond. Only suggestion is to have Maintenance run and check on the ILS receivers as part of the Maintenance C check.

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.