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Flight crew of a widebody transport descended from assigned intermediate approach altitude in response to similar call sign.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 462200 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200002 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : dfw.airport |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 4600 msl bound upper : 5000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Weather Elements | Rain |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : d10.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Widebody, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | descent : intermediate altitude |
| Route In Use | arrival : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : d10.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach descent : vacating altitude |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : flight engineer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 20000 flight time type : 2000 |
| ASRS Report | 462200 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : excursion from assigned altitude non adherence : clearance other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued alert flight crew : returned to assigned altitude |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | ATC Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
On approach to dfw operating flight ab on 170 degree heading and descending to assigned altitude 5000 ft, flight ab given further descent to 4000 ft and left turn to 080 degrees. This clearance acknowledged by approach control from flight crew. Then approach called back and said clearance was not for flight ab and for us to return to 5000 ft. Flight ab in descent to 4000 ft passing 4700 ft, began return to 5000 ft. Before reaching 5000 ft, additional descent and vector and approach clearance received. Flight landed without incident. Note: another flight with ab in it (4 digit) was also on approach ahead of flight.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLC OF A WDB DSNDED FROM ASSIGNED INTERMEDIATE APCH ALT IN RESPONSE TO SIMILAR CALL SIGN.
Narrative: ON APCH TO DFW OPERATING FLT AB ON 170 DEG HDG AND DSNDING TO ASSIGNED ALT 5000 FT, FLT AB GIVEN FURTHER DSCNT TO 4000 FT AND L TURN TO 080 DEGS. THIS CLRNC ACKNOWLEDGED BY APCH CTL FROM FLC. THEN APCH CALLED BACK AND SAID CLRNC WAS NOT FOR FLT AB AND FOR US TO RETURN TO 5000 FT. FLT AB IN DSCNT TO 4000 FT PASSING 4700 FT, BEGAN RETURN TO 5000 FT. BEFORE REACHING 5000 FT, ADDITIONAL DSCNT AND VECTOR AND APCH CLRNC RECEIVED. FLT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. NOTE: ANOTHER FLT WITH AB IN IT (4 DIGIT) WAS ALSO ON APCH AHEAD OF FLT.
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.