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A B727 flight crew thought they heard and then acknowledged a clearance to climb from lfff center that might have been meant for another aircraft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 433090 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199904 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001 To 0600 |
| Place | |
| State Reference | FO |
| Altitude | msl single value : 35000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : lfff.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B727 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other vortac |
| Flight Phase | cruise : enroute altitude change |
| Route In Use | enroute : direct |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 75 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 8000 |
| ASRS Report | 433090 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : excursion from assigned altitude non adherence : clearance non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Switched by reims center to paris center frequency. Paris acknowledged our check on and cleared us direct to ptv. After a few mins, paris cleared us from FL330 to FL350. Approximately 10 mins after our climb (approximately 22 DME northeast of ptv) we called paris and requested direct to ppn (pamplona). The controller told us we were on the wrong frequency and return to the previous one. We are confused and wonder if he misidented us 3 times and maybe we were not supposed to be at FL350. No traffic conflict and no urgency indicated by any controller. Soon cleared to FL370.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B727 FLC THOUGHT THEY HEARD AND THEN ACKNOWLEDGED A CLRNC TO CLB FROM LFFF CTR THAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN MEANT FOR ANOTHER ACFT.
Narrative: SWITCHED BY REIMS CTR TO PARIS CTR FREQ. PARIS ACKNOWLEDGED OUR CHK ON AND CLRED US DIRECT TO PTV. AFTER A FEW MINS, PARIS CLRED US FROM FL330 TO FL350. APPROX 10 MINS AFTER OUR CLB (APPROX 22 DME NE OF PTV) WE CALLED PARIS AND REQUESTED DIRECT TO PPN (PAMPLONA). THE CTLR TOLD US WE WERE ON THE WRONG FREQ AND RETURN TO THE PREVIOUS ONE. WE ARE CONFUSED AND WONDER IF HE MISIDENTED US 3 TIMES AND MAYBE WE WERE NOT SUPPOSED TO BE AT FL350. NO TFC CONFLICT AND NO URGENCY INDICATED BY ANY CTLR. SOON CLRED TO FL370.
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.