Air carrier crew attempts to fly approach with radios set for runway broadcast on ATIS instead of runway assigned by controller. Discovered error. Approach completed normally.

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Attributes
ACN	439870
Time
Date	199906
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : iah.airport
Altitude	msl single value : 3000
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : i90.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : instrument precision
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 2500 flight time type : 450
ASRS Report	439870
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure non adherence other
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

Navigation receivers were set for an east landing in accordance with current ATIS at iah. While being vectored by approach control, we were told it would be an ILS runway 27 arrival. Flight crew failed to properly retune all navigation radios and was unable to intercept the ILS course initially. We shortly discovered the problem, fixed it, and completed the approach and landing. Proper use of 'approach checklist' would have precluded this mishap.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR CREW ATTEMPTS TO FLY APCH WITH RADIOS SET FOR RWY BROADCAST ON ATIS INSTEAD OF RWY ASSIGNED BY CTLR. DISCOVERED ERROR. APCH COMPLETED NORMALLY.

Narrative: NAV RECEIVERS WERE SET FOR AN E LNDG IN ACCORDANCE WITH CURRENT ATIS AT IAH. WHILE BEING VECTORED BY APCH CTL, WE WERE TOLD IT WOULD BE AN ILS RWY 27 ARR. FLC FAILED TO PROPERLY RETUNE ALL NAV RADIOS AND WAS UNABLE TO INTERCEPT THE ILS COURSE INITIALLY. WE SHORTLY DISCOVERED THE PROB, FIXED IT, AND COMPLETED THE APCH AND LNDG. PROPER USE OF 'APCH CHKLIST' WOULD HAVE PRECLUDED THIS MISHAP.

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.