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A B757-200 flight crew performs a delayed turn back to the runway 26R localizer when communication is interrupted with approach controller by a simultaneous transmission east of atl, GA.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 456333 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199912 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : atl.airport |
| State Reference | GA |
| Altitude | msl single value : 5000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : atl.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B757-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | ils localizer & glide slope : 26r |
| Flight Phase | descent : intermediate altitude descent : approach |
| Route In Use | approach : instrument precision arrival : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : flight engineer pilot : cfi pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 7000 flight time type : 1630 |
| ASRS Report | 456333 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : private pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 330 flight time total : 6500 flight time type : 1193 |
| ASRS Report | 456340 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : clearance other anomaly other other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued advisory |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 18000 vertical : 0 |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Airspace Structure Flight Crew Human Performance ATC Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Airspace Structure |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
On approach vectors heading south (180 degrees) atl TCA. Controller advised he would vector our aircraft slightly through the final for runway 26R. Several other xmissions were made and answered by other aircraft. We did not hear our call sign until asked if we were turning and if we had aircraft slightly to our left ahead. We started the turn to the right and reintercepted the final from the south. We were asked in the turn if we had visual contact with the traffic to our left which we affirmed. We were cleared for the visual approach after accelerating to close the gap between aircraft ahead. Landing was uneventful. Once given the vector through the final, it would have helped to be confirmed with a second call (2 calls) for a turn to the final approach course in the event xmissions are blocked. Supplemental information from acn 456340: several xmissions occurred (one with blocked call sign to which another aircraft responded). Controller issued directions to other aircraft then asked if we were turning.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B757-200 FLC PERFORMS A DELAYED TURN BACK TO THE RWY 26R LOC WHEN COM IS INTERRUPTED WITH APCH CTLR BY A SIMULTANEOUS XMISSION E OF ATL, GA.
Narrative: ON APCH VECTORS HDG S (180 DEGS) ATL TCA. CTLR ADVISED HE WOULD VECTOR OUR ACFT SLIGHTLY THROUGH THE FINAL FOR RWY 26R. SEVERAL OTHER XMISSIONS WERE MADE AND ANSWERED BY OTHER ACFT. WE DID NOT HEAR OUR CALL SIGN UNTIL ASKED IF WE WERE TURNING AND IF WE HAD ACFT SLIGHTLY TO OUR L AHEAD. WE STARTED THE TURN TO THE R AND REINTERCEPTED THE FINAL FROM THE S. WE WERE ASKED IN THE TURN IF WE HAD VISUAL CONTACT WITH THE TFC TO OUR L WHICH WE AFFIRMED. WE WERE CLRED FOR THE VISUAL APCH AFTER ACCELERATING TO CLOSE THE GAP BTWN ACFT AHEAD. LNDG WAS UNEVENTFUL. ONCE GIVEN THE VECTOR THROUGH THE FINAL, IT WOULD HAVE HELPED TO BE CONFIRMED WITH A SECOND CALL (2 CALLS) FOR A TURN TO THE FINAL APCH COURSE IN THE EVENT XMISSIONS ARE BLOCKED. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 456340: SEVERAL XMISSIONS OCCURRED (ONE WITH BLOCKED CALL SIGN TO WHICH ANOTHER ACFT RESPONDED). CTLR ISSUED DIRECTIONS TO OTHER ACFT THEN ASKED IF WE WERE TURNING.
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.