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Mco controller concerned with air carrier company utilizing similar sounding call signs and multiple air carrier readback questions.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 487780 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200010 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | navaid : orl.vortac |
| State Reference | FL |
| Altitude | agl bound upper : 309 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : mco.tracon tracon : iad.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Regional Jet CL65, Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Route In Use | arrival star : leese |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : mco.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Regional Jet CL65, Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Route In Use | arrival star : goofy |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Experience | controller military : 7.5 controller radar : 18.5 |
| ASRS Report | 487780 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | ATC Human Performance Company Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
Air carrier #1, CRJ1, inbound to mco over leese. Air carrier #2, CRJ1, inbound to mco over bairn. Aircraft kept asking if the last transmission was for them. It's hard enough when 2 different airlines use similar sounding calls, but when the airline schedules it that way they must be held responsible for this unsafe operation. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter advised that coordination has been effected to facility management through the air traffic southern regional office concerning problems associated with air carrier similar call signs. The air carrier is reviewing a recommendation of changing call signs to help reduce frequency confusion with other company aircraft. The reporter advised that he is aware of similar discussions being conducted by FAA controller work groups with airline companies to reduce or address problems associated with similar sounding a/north's.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: MCO CTLR CONCERNED WITH ACR COMPANY UTILIZING SIMILAR SOUNDING CALL SIGNS AND MULTIPLE ACR READBACK QUESTIONS.
Narrative: ACR #1, CRJ1, INBOUND TO MCO OVER LEESE. ACR #2, CRJ1, INBOUND TO MCO OVER BAIRN. ACFT KEPT ASKING IF THE LAST XMISSION WAS FOR THEM. IT'S HARD ENOUGH WHEN 2 DIFFERENT AIRLINES USE SIMILAR SOUNDING CALLS, BUT WHEN THE AIRLINE SCHEDULES IT THAT WAY THEY MUST BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS UNSAFE OP. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR ADVISED THAT COORD HAS BEEN EFFECTED TO FACILITY MGMNT THROUGH THE AIR TFC SOUTHERN REGIONAL OFFICE CONCERNING PROBS ASSOCIATED WITH ACR SIMILAR CALL SIGNS. THE ACR IS REVIEWING A RECOMMENDATION OF CHANGING CALL SIGNS TO HELP REDUCE FREQ CONFUSION WITH OTHER COMPANY ACFT. THE RPTR ADVISED THAT HE IS AWARE OF SIMILAR DISCUSSIONS BEING CONDUCTED BY FAA CTLR WORK GROUPS WITH AIRLINE COMPANIES TO REDUCE OR ADDRESS PROBS ASSOCIATED WITH SIMILAR SOUNDING A/N'S.
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.