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Attributes | |
ACN | 435086 |
Time | |
Date | 199904 |
Day | Sat |
Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
Place | |
Locale Reference | airport : mia.airport |
State Reference | FL |
Environment | |
Flight Conditions | VMC |
Light | Daylight |
Aircraft 2 | |
Controlling Facilities | tower : mia.tower |
Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
Make Model Name | B727 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
Flight Phase | ground : takeoff roll ground : taxi |
Flight Plan | IFR |
Person 1 | |
Affiliation | company : air carrier |
Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
Qualification | pilot : atp |
Experience | flight time last 90 days : 95 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 95 |
ASRS Report | 435086 |
Person 2 | |
Affiliation | company : air carrier |
Function | flight crew : first officer |
Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
Experience | flight time last 90 days : 95 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 95 |
Events | |
Anomaly | other anomaly other |
Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb other other : 968 |
Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
Supplementary | |
Problem Areas | Company Flight Crew Human Performance |
Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
On apr/xa/99 at about XA00, there were 4 air carrier X flts with similar call signs. Xx flts xa-xb-xc (my flight) and xd. There were no missed communications or conflicts. There were no altdevs or problems. Just too much time spent listening for the correct call sign. ATC and all aircraft involved did a good job. There should not be that many similar call signs.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CAPT OF A B727 COMPLAINS ABOUT TOO MANY SIMILAR SOUNDING CALL SIGNS FROM HIS COMPANY ALONE. EVEN THOUGH THERE WAS NO NOTED ERRORS, HE BELIEVES THAT IT MAKES IT VERY DIFFICULT FOR ATC AND THE FLCS TO RESPOND TO THE INTENDED ACFT.
Narrative: ON APR/XA/99 AT ABOUT XA00, THERE WERE 4 ACR X FLTS WITH SIMILAR CALL SIGNS. XX FLTS XA-XB-XC (MY FLT) AND XD. THERE WERE NO MISSED COMS OR CONFLICTS. THERE WERE NO ALTDEVS OR PROBS. JUST TOO MUCH TIME SPENT LISTENING FOR THE CORRECT CALL SIGN. ATC AND ALL ACFT INVOLVED DID A GOOD JOB. THERE SHOULD NOT BE THAT MANY SIMILAR CALL SIGNS.
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.