Flight crew missed frequency change or ATC forgot to change flight to next controller.

Attributes
ACN	299810
Time
Date	199503
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : cvg
State Reference	OH
Altitude	msl bound lower : 9000 msl bound upper : 9000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : cvg
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B727 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent other
Route In Use	arrival other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 140 flight time total : 7500 flight time type : 3000
ASRS Report	299810
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 153 flight time total : 19800 flight time type : 5000
ASRS Report	299808
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Flying arrival to airport inbound to VOR on portion of STAR where it says expect vectors to final approach. Frequency was very busy. About to reach station began to call for assigned heading but controller was unsure of our position. We relayed position just passing VOR and he said that frequency was in error and gave us a change. We had previously been given 9000 ft, 40 KTS expect runway 18R on that frequency. We checked in our new frequency and received vectors to landing, but, on a different runway from the one initially assigned. In future will just attempt to resolve any miscom at the earliest possible time rather than waiting to see if we truly have been forgotten.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC MISSED FREQ CHANGE OR ATC FORGOT TO CHANGE FLT TO NEXT CTLR.

Narrative: FLYING ARR TO ARPT INBOUND TO VOR ON PORTION OF STAR WHERE IT SAYS EXPECT VECTORS TO FINAL APCH. FREQ WAS VERY BUSY. ABOUT TO REACH STATION BEGAN TO CALL FOR ASSIGNED HDG BUT CTLR WAS UNSURE OF OUR POS. WE RELAYED POS JUST PASSING VOR AND HE SAID THAT FREQ WAS IN ERROR AND GAVE US A CHANGE. WE HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN GIVEN 9000 FT, 40 KTS EXPECT RWY 18R ON THAT FREQ. WE CHKED IN OUR NEW FREQ AND RECEIVED VECTORS TO LNDG, BUT, ON A DIFFERENT RWY FROM THE ONE INITIALLY ASSIGNED. IN FUTURE WILL JUST ATTEMPT TO RESOLVE ANY MISCOM AT THE EARLIEST POSSIBLE TIME RATHER THAN WAITING TO SEE IF WE TRULY HAVE BEEN FORGOTTEN.

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.