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Flight crew of an A320 airbus tuned in to the wrong ILS frequency due to not having the NOTAM of the ILS frequency change. When they recognized that there was no ILS indication when turning on final approach, they requested vectors for another approach after controller gave them the new frequency.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 423063 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199812 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : ind |
| State Reference | IN |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 3000 msl bound upper : 3000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | A320 |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 1000 |
| ASRS Report | 423063 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Anticipated an ILS runway 23R approaching from west. Approach control assigned runway 23L. We rebriefed and re-set up for the ILS runway 23L, reviewing the database information to the charted information and both were in agreement. ATC radio frequency was busy. On the final vector turn to final we observed no ILS identify and no localizer/GS indications. We requested a vector to another approach, and were taken around to another ILS runway 23L. The controller gave us the correct ILS runway 23L frequency (it had been changed). We manually entered the frequency into the FMC and had an uneventful approach and landing. A review of the NOTAMS indicated for runway 23L 'ILS runway 23L 111.15 vice 111.75.' we were not familiar with the term 'vice.' a review of the latest chart/navigation databases changes indicated no changes.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLC OF AN A320 AIRBUS TUNED IN TO THE WRONG ILS FREQ DUE TO NOT HAVING THE NOTAM OF THE ILS FREQ CHANGE. WHEN THEY RECOGNIZED THAT THERE WAS NO ILS INDICATION WHEN TURNING ON FINAL APCH, THEY REQUESTED VECTORS FOR ANOTHER APCH AFTER CTLR GAVE THEM THE NEW FREQ.
Narrative: ANTICIPATED AN ILS RWY 23R APCHING FROM W. APCH CTL ASSIGNED RWY 23L. WE REBRIEFED AND RE-SET UP FOR THE ILS RWY 23L, REVIEWING THE DATABASE INFO TO THE CHARTED INFO AND BOTH WERE IN AGREEMENT. ATC RADIO FREQ WAS BUSY. ON THE FINAL VECTOR TURN TO FINAL WE OBSERVED NO ILS IDENT AND NO LOC/GS INDICATIONS. WE REQUESTED A VECTOR TO ANOTHER APCH, AND WERE TAKEN AROUND TO ANOTHER ILS RWY 23L. THE CTLR GAVE US THE CORRECT ILS RWY 23L FREQ (IT HAD BEEN CHANGED). WE MANUALLY ENTERED THE FREQ INTO THE FMC AND HAD AN UNEVENTFUL APCH AND LNDG. A REVIEW OF THE NOTAMS INDICATED FOR RWY 23L 'ILS RWY 23L 111.15 VICE 111.75.' WE WERE NOT FAMILIAR WITH THE TERM 'VICE.' A REVIEW OF THE LATEST CHART/NAV DATABASES CHANGES INDICATED NO CHANGES.
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.