Md-80 flight crew plans for wrong runway approach due to ATIS information.

Attributes
ACN	295285
Time
Date	199502
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ord
State Reference	IL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 3500 msl bound upper : 3500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : ord
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 6000 flight time type : 900
ASRS Report	295285
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far non adherence : clearance other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course flight crew : became reoriented other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation
Situations
ATC Facility	procedure or policy : unspecified

Narrative:

ATIS at time of approach indicated ord landing runways 9R/4R (with ILS to each). Controller gave us vector to capture 'the localizer' then cleared us for the approach. We briefed and tuned runway 9R. Final controller queried us on our course. We were tracking runway 9R localizer. He told us he'd cleared us for runway 9L. He gave us a left turn to intercept about 13 DME. We did so and landed without further incident. (ATIS information) have ATIS accurately reflect which runways are currently landing. With abbreviated communications in ord area during high traffic it's important that if both runways 9's or any of the parallels are being used that ATIS state that so flcs are particularly on guard for this type of confusion. ATIS information said nothing about runway 9L, but said runway 9R was an ILS/arrival runway.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MD-80 FLC PLANS FOR WRONG RWY APCH DUE TO ATIS INFO.

Narrative: ATIS AT TIME OF APCH INDICATED ORD LNDG RWYS 9R/4R (WITH ILS TO EACH). CTLR GAVE US VECTOR TO CAPTURE 'THE LOC' THEN CLRED US FOR THE APCH. WE BRIEFED AND TUNED RWY 9R. FINAL CTLR QUERIED US ON OUR COURSE. WE WERE TRACKING RWY 9R LOC. HE TOLD US HE'D CLRED US FOR RWY 9L. HE GAVE US A L TURN TO INTERCEPT ABOUT 13 DME. WE DID SO AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. (ATIS INFO) HAVE ATIS ACCURATELY REFLECT WHICH RWYS ARE CURRENTLY LNDG. WITH ABBREVIATED COMS IN ORD AREA DURING HIGH TFC IT'S IMPORTANT THAT IF BOTH RWYS 9'S OR ANY OF THE PARALLELS ARE BEING USED THAT ATIS STATE THAT SO FLCS ARE PARTICULARLY ON GUARD FOR THIS TYPE OF CONFUSION. ATIS INFO SAID NOTHING ABOUT RWY 9L, BUT SAID RWY 9R WAS AN ILS/ARR RWY.

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.