B727 crew descending inbound for ILS to mia asked if cleared for approach. Controller stated that he had already given clearance several times without response from the crew.

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Attributes
ACN	418219
Time
Date	199810
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : mia airport : mia
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 3000 msl bound upper : 3000
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : mia
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B727 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	cruise other descent : approach descent other
Route In Use	arrival other arrival star : star enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	418219
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
ASRS Report	418218
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : became reoriented
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Location: on localizer GS intercept ILS runway 9R 3000 ft MSL into mia. We, air carrier X, checked in with mia approach 120.5 passing, descending through 11000 ft for 10000 ft MSL prior to worpp on the CYY3 STAR to mia. We were given a heading of 120 degrees to intercept ILS runway 9R localizer into mia, descend to 3000 ft. Level at 3000 ft MSL on localizer and intercepting GS, we thought mia approach had overlooked or forgotten about us and queried him as to cleared the ILS runway 9R approach out of 3000 ft. Mia approach stated that he had cleared us for the runway 9L ILS and had twice tried to contact us 3 times with no response from us but we could continue on the runway 9R ILS. Up until that time, the radio had been relatively clear of chatter. Neither of the other 2 pilots on the flight deck with me monitoring 120.5 heard any calls for air carrier X except for the initial check-in which was repeated verbatim back to the controller.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B727 CREW DSNDING INBOUND FOR ILS TO MIA ASKED IF CLRED FOR APCH. CTLR STATED THAT HE HAD ALREADY GIVEN CLRNC SEVERAL TIMES WITHOUT RESPONSE FROM THE CREW.

Narrative: LOCATION: ON LOC GS INTERCEPT ILS RWY 9R 3000 FT MSL INTO MIA. WE, ACR X, CHKED IN WITH MIA APCH 120.5 PASSING, DSNDING THROUGH 11000 FT FOR 10000 FT MSL PRIOR TO WORPP ON THE CYY3 STAR TO MIA. WE WERE GIVEN A HDG OF 120 DEGS TO INTERCEPT ILS RWY 9R LOC INTO MIA, DSND TO 3000 FT. LEVEL AT 3000 FT MSL ON LOC AND INTERCEPTING GS, WE THOUGHT MIA APCH HAD OVERLOOKED OR FORGOTTEN ABOUT US AND QUERIED HIM AS TO CLRED THE ILS RWY 9R APCH OUT OF 3000 FT. MIA APCH STATED THAT HE HAD CLRED US FOR THE RWY 9L ILS AND HAD TWICE TRIED TO CONTACT US 3 TIMES WITH NO RESPONSE FROM US BUT WE COULD CONTINUE ON THE RWY 9R ILS. UP UNTIL THAT TIME, THE RADIO HAD BEEN RELATIVELY CLR OF CHATTER. NEITHER OF THE OTHER 2 PLTS ON THE FLT DECK WITH ME MONITORING 120.5 HEARD ANY CALLS FOR ACR X EXCEPT FOR THE INITIAL CHK-IN WHICH WAS REPEATED VERBATIM BACK TO THE CTLR.

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.