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Overly congested ATC frequency traffic. Controller thinks aircraft on a different arrival and flight crew unable to correct the error due to frequency congestion. Arrs overloading ATC.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 356702 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199612 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : dfw |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 500 msl bound upper : 12000 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : dfw |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B727-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach descent other landing other |
| Route In Use | arrival other arrival star : star |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 356702 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Inter Facility Coordination Failure |
| Situations | |
| ATC Facility | procedure or policy : unspecified |
Narrative:
Location: jonez 1. 3 times to enter remarks. There is too much traffic for ATC to handle on given frequency (124.87 approach) we were on byp 1 -- not jonez 1 like the controller thought. Had hard time getting correct clearance and at crossing. Cleared 11000 ft but jonez has 12000 ft limit. Also had runway change from runway 35C to runway 35R to runway 35C on 3 different frequencys. Slam dunked from 12000 ft abeam dfw. All this is unsafe. Did not get switched to tower. Had to tell approach we were switching at 500 ft. Tower clear at 300 ft to land. This new system still has many unsafe areas. This needs to be fixed.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: OVERLY CONGESTED ATC FREQ TFC. CTLR THINKS ACFT ON A DIFFERENT ARR AND FLC UNABLE TO CORRECT THE ERROR DUE TO FREQ CONGESTION. ARRS OVERLOADING ATC.
Narrative: LOCATION: JONEZ 1. 3 TIMES TO ENTER REMARKS. THERE IS TOO MUCH TFC FOR ATC TO HANDLE ON GIVEN FREQ (124.87 APCH) WE WERE ON BYP 1 -- NOT JONEZ 1 LIKE THE CTLR THOUGHT. HAD HARD TIME GETTING CORRECT CLRNC AND AT XING. CLRED 11000 FT BUT JONEZ HAS 12000 FT LIMIT. ALSO HAD RWY CHANGE FROM RWY 35C TO RWY 35R TO RWY 35C ON 3 DIFFERENT FREQS. SLAM DUNKED FROM 12000 FT ABEAM DFW. ALL THIS IS UNSAFE. DID NOT GET SWITCHED TO TWR. HAD TO TELL APCH WE WERE SWITCHING AT 500 FT. TWR CLR AT 300 FT TO LAND. THIS NEW SYS STILL HAS MANY UNSAFE AREAS. THIS NEEDS TO BE FIXED.
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.