Wrong runway approach.

Attributes
ACN	295938
Time
Date	199501
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dfw
State Reference	TX
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : dfw tracon : ont
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	cruise other descent : approach other
Route In Use	enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : straight in
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 3500 flight time type : 350
ASRS Report	295938
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : required legal separation non adherence : published procedure non adherence : clearance other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance other
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Miss Distance	horizontal : 6000
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

After takeoff, my top EFIS tube went out. I called operations and they told us to come back. While I was on the radio to the company, the captain called approach control to let them know we were coming back. Approach control told us to keep our speed up and they would vector us to the ILS runway 35R. The captain briefed the approach and gave the frequency for the ILS runway 36L. At this point we were about to intercept the localizer. I have flown out of dfw for 2 yrs and I thought I knew all of the frequencys. I never looked up the proper frequency for the ILS to runway 35R. When we broke out of the clouds, we were on the wrong side of the airport and approach control gave us an immediate 90 degree turn. We told them we had the runway in sight. They cleared us for the visual approach. The plane on the ILS for runway 36L was also from our company. The captain told us we were 1 mi from him.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: WRONG RWY APCH.

Narrative: AFTER TKOF, MY TOP EFIS TUBE WENT OUT. I CALLED OPS AND THEY TOLD US TO COME BACK. WHILE I WAS ON THE RADIO TO THE COMPANY, THE CAPT CALLED APCH CTL TO LET THEM KNOW WE WERE COMING BACK. APCH CTL TOLD US TO KEEP OUR SPD UP AND THEY WOULD VECTOR US TO THE ILS RWY 35R. THE CAPT BRIEFED THE APCH AND GAVE THE FREQ FOR THE ILS RWY 36L. AT THIS POINT WE WERE ABOUT TO INTERCEPT THE LOC. I HAVE FLOWN OUT OF DFW FOR 2 YRS AND I THOUGHT I KNEW ALL OF THE FREQS. I NEVER LOOKED UP THE PROPER FREQ FOR THE ILS TO RWY 35R. WHEN WE BROKE OUT OF THE CLOUDS, WE WERE ON THE WRONG SIDE OF THE ARPT AND APCH CTL GAVE US AN IMMEDIATE 90 DEG TURN. WE TOLD THEM WE HAD THE RWY IN SIGHT. THEY CLRED US FOR THE VISUAL APCH. THE PLANE ON THE ILS FOR RWY 36L WAS ALSO FROM OUR COMPANY. THE CAPT TOLD US WE WERE 1 MI FROM HIM.

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.