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Less experienced first officer has difficulty keeping track of assigned frequencys on approach control, resulting in track deviation.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 277396 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199407 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : iah |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 2000 msl bound upper : 2000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : iah |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : atp pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 2200 flight time type : 75 |
| ASRS Report | 277396 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : clearance other anomaly other other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : became reoriented |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Scheduled flight from efd to iah. Multiple frequency changes and company calls required for a very short flight. I was new to iah area and did not know all of the approach frequencys. Read back XA25 for approach frequency, and was supposed to switch to AB05. Tried multiple contacts and then switched to previous frequency and then again read back XA25. Again no contact. So once again switched back to previous controller. This time was corrected on frequency change. By the time we re-established communication we were through runway 27 final and used TCASII and visual maneuvering to stay clear of traffic while reestablishing communication. Once establishing radio contact we were vectored back to ILS course. No known traffic conflicts occurred.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: LESS EXPERIENCED FO HAS DIFFICULTY KEEPING TRACK OF ASSIGNED FREQS ON APCH CTL, RESULTING IN TRACK DEV.
Narrative: SCHEDULED FLT FROM EFD TO IAH. MULTIPLE FREQ CHANGES AND COMPANY CALLS REQUIRED FOR A VERY SHORT FLT. I WAS NEW TO IAH AREA AND DID NOT KNOW ALL OF THE APCH FREQS. READ BACK XA25 FOR APCH FREQ, AND WAS SUPPOSED TO SWITCH TO AB05. TRIED MULTIPLE CONTACTS AND THEN SWITCHED TO PREVIOUS FREQ AND THEN AGAIN READ BACK XA25. AGAIN NO CONTACT. SO ONCE AGAIN SWITCHED BACK TO PREVIOUS CTLR. THIS TIME WAS CORRECTED ON FREQ CHANGE. BY THE TIME WE RE-ESTABLISHED COM WE WERE THROUGH RWY 27 FINAL AND USED TCASII AND VISUAL MANEUVERING TO STAY CLR OF TFC WHILE REESTABLISHING COM. ONCE ESTABLISHING RADIO CONTACT WE WERE VECTORED BACK TO ILS COURSE. NO KNOWN TFC CONFLICTS OCCURRED.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 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.