<< >> NASA ASRS Report 515290, June 2001

B757 flight crew questioned after landing at atl by A80 supervisor due to multiple same company similar call signs. Event apparently a 'non occurrence.'

Attributes
ACN	515290
Time
Date	200106
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : atl.airport
State Reference	GA
Altitude	msl bound upper : 14000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : atl.tower tower : tlh.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing : roll
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 225 flight time total : 7100 flight time type : 270
ASRS Report	515290
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Intra Facility Coordination Failure

Narrative:

While being vectored by atlanta approach into atl, we were given numerous vectors, crossing restrs, and altitude assignments. We complied with all clrncs. We had no communication problems, although it was a busy day with heavy traffic. We were later cleared for a visual approach and landed uneventfully. While taxiing to the gate, our dispatcher told us to call ATC. The captain called ATC. Apparently, the controller thought, or had some confusion over various aircraft call signs. We were air carrier X xyz and there was also air carrier X yxz flying at the same time. The controller did not say we did anything wrong, just wanted to ask the captain about if we had been confused.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B757 FLT CREW QUESTIONED AFTER LNDG AT ATL BY A80 SUPVR DUE TO MULTIPLE SAME COMPANY SIMILAR CALL SIGNS. EVENT APPARENTLY A 'NON OCCURRENCE.'

Narrative: WHILE BEING VECTORED BY ATLANTA APCH INTO ATL, WE WERE GIVEN NUMEROUS VECTORS, XING RESTRS, AND ALT ASSIGNMENTS. WE COMPLIED WITH ALL CLRNCS. WE HAD NO COM PROBS, ALTHOUGH IT WAS A BUSY DAY WITH HVY TFC. WE WERE LATER CLRED FOR A VISUAL APCH AND LANDED UNEVENTFULLY. WHILE TAXIING TO THE GATE, OUR DISPATCHER TOLD US TO CALL ATC. THE CAPT CALLED ATC. APPARENTLY, THE CTLR THOUGHT, OR HAD SOME CONFUSION OVER VARIOUS ACFT CALL SIGNS. WE WERE ACR X XYZ AND THERE WAS ALSO ACR X YXZ FLYING AT THE SAME TIME. THE CTLR DID NOT SAY WE DID ANYTHING WRONG, JUST WANTED TO ASK THE CAPT ABOUT IF WE HAD BEEN CONFUSED.

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.