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A B737 flight crew turns to intercept the localizer for runway 4L when they had been placed on delaying vectors, not cleared for the approach, southwest of ewr, nj.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 475000 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200006 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : ewr.airport |
| State Reference | NJ |
| Altitude | msl single value : 3000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Weather Elements | Fog Rain |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : n90.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | ils localizer & glide slope : 04l other |
| 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 : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 220 flight time total : 17500 flight time type : 3200 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter : weather non adherence : clearance other anomaly other other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued alert flight crew : returned to original clearance flight crew : returned to intended or assigned course |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Airspace Structure Weather Flight Crew Human Performance ATC Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
While being vectored for approach I was not sure if I was cleared to intercept the localizer or not. The first officer said that we were cleared to intercept, so we turned and was told that we were on delaying vectors and the controller turned us again. It was very busy and hard to break in to ask for clarification.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B737 FLC TURNS TO INTERCEPT THE LOC FOR RWY 4L WHEN THEY HAD BEEN PLACED ON DELAYING VECTORS, NOT CLRED FOR THE APCH, SW OF EWR, NJ.
Narrative: WHILE BEING VECTORED FOR APCH I WAS NOT SURE IF I WAS CLRED TO INTERCEPT THE LOC OR NOT. THE FO SAID THAT WE WERE CLRED TO INTERCEPT, SO WE TURNED AND WAS TOLD THAT WE WERE ON DELAYING VECTORS AND THE CTLR TURNED US AGAIN. IT WAS VERY BUSY AND HARD TO BREAK IN TO ASK FOR CLARIFICATION.
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.