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PF, captain, heard a heading and descent clearance for another aircraft and thought it was for him. Other flight crew members notified the captain of the error and he returned to original assigned heading altitude.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 334250 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199604 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : rdu |
| State Reference | NC |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 7500 msl bound upper : 8000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : rdu |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | descent other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 6100 flight time type : 2850 |
| ASRS Report | 334250 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 14000 flight time type : 100 |
| ASRS Report | 333909 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : clearance other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
We were descending from 10000 ft to 8000 ft. Upon reaching 8000 ft the captain thought he heard 'air carrier a turn to 165 degrees and descend to 3000 ft.' he continued descending through 8000 ft. At about 7500 ft, the flight engineer said the clearance had not been for us but for air carrier ab. The first officer agreed, so the captain immediately started to return to 8000 ft. At about 7800 ft rdu approach cleared us to 6000 ft. Remainder of approach and landing normal.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PF, CAPT, HEARD A HDG AND DSCNT CLRNC FOR ANOTHER ACFT AND THOUGHT IT WAS FOR HIM. OTHER FLC MEMBERS NOTIFIED THE CAPT OF THE ERROR AND HE RETURNED TO ORIGINAL ASSIGNED HDG ALT.
Narrative: WE WERE DSNDING FROM 10000 FT TO 8000 FT. UPON REACHING 8000 FT THE CAPT THOUGHT HE HEARD 'ACR A TURN TO 165 DEGS AND DSND TO 3000 FT.' HE CONTINUED DSNDING THROUGH 8000 FT. AT ABOUT 7500 FT, THE FE SAID THE CLRNC HAD NOT BEEN FOR US BUT FOR ACR AB. THE FO AGREED, SO THE CAPT IMMEDIATELY STARTED TO RETURN TO 8000 FT. AT ABOUT 7800 FT RDU APCH CLRED US TO 6000 FT. REMAINDER OF APCH AND LNDG NORMAL.
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.