Narrative:

I was the captain on apr/xa/98 on approach to ord. The first officer was flying. The ATIS was advertising runway 4R, runway 9L, runway 9R with lahso procedures in effect. I advised ord approach on initial contact that we were unable to lahso. We were told to expect runway 14R ILS. When vectored to intercept the runway 14R ILS we found that it was either off the air or unusable. We were unable to receive a good signal. Approach was advised and then told us to turn to a heading of 140 degrees, and that we were cleared for a visual approach to runway 14R. I advised them that we had neither the airport, the runway, nor any aircraft in sight. I received no reply. Shortly thereafter, we were able to see runway 14R and so advised approach control. We were then again cleared for a visual approach to runway 14R and told to contact the tower. We did that and were told that we were cleared to land on runway 14R to hold short of runway 9R. I advised the tower that we were unable to lahso. We were then told to go around, climb on runway heading to 4000 ft. After being given a turn to the south we were turned over to departure control, who was not expecting us. He asked what our first fix was. We then were vectored for an approach to runway 9R and landed uneventfully. That is the end of the narrative. You figure what is wrong with this picture.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B727 ACFT VECTORED BY APCH CTLR, RPTR CAPT ADVISES UNABLE TO ACCEPT LAHSO. ILS SIGNAL UNUSABLE SO FLC ADVISES APCH CTLR WHO THEN CLRS THEM FOR A VISUAL APCH, BUT ARPT IS NOT IN SIGHT, BUT SHORTLY IT IS SO SWITCHED TO TWR WHO ADVISES TO LAHSO. RPTR ADVISES UNABLE AND TWR TELLS THEM TO GAR.

Narrative: I WAS THE CAPT ON APR/XA/98 ON APCH TO ORD. THE FO WAS FLYING. THE ATIS WAS ADVERTISING RWY 4R, RWY 9L, RWY 9R WITH LAHSO PROCS IN EFFECT. I ADVISED ORD APCH ON INITIAL CONTACT THAT WE WERE UNABLE TO LAHSO. WE WERE TOLD TO EXPECT RWY 14R ILS. WHEN VECTORED TO INTERCEPT THE RWY 14R ILS WE FOUND THAT IT WAS EITHER OFF THE AIR OR UNUSABLE. WE WERE UNABLE TO RECEIVE A GOOD SIGNAL. APCH WAS ADVISED AND THEN TOLD US TO TURN TO A HDG OF 140 DEGS, AND THAT WE WERE CLRED FOR A VISUAL APCH TO RWY 14R. I ADVISED THEM THAT WE HAD NEITHER THE ARPT, THE RWY, NOR ANY ACFT IN SIGHT. I RECEIVED NO REPLY. SHORTLY THEREAFTER, WE WERE ABLE TO SEE RWY 14R AND SO ADVISED APCH CTL. WE WERE THEN AGAIN CLRED FOR A VISUAL APCH TO RWY 14R AND TOLD TO CONTACT THE TWR. WE DID THAT AND WERE TOLD THAT WE WERE CLRED TO LAND ON RWY 14R TO HOLD SHORT OF RWY 9R. I ADVISED THE TWR THAT WE WERE UNABLE TO LAHSO. WE WERE THEN TOLD TO GAR, CLB ON RWY HDG TO 4000 FT. AFTER BEING GIVEN A TURN TO THE S WE WERE TURNED OVER TO DEP CTL, WHO WAS NOT EXPECTING US. HE ASKED WHAT OUR FIRST FIX WAS. WE THEN WERE VECTORED FOR AN APCH TO RWY 9R AND LANDED UNEVENTFULLY. THAT IS THE END OF THE NARRATIVE. YOU FIGURE WHAT IS WRONG WITH THIS PICTURE.

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.