<< >> NASA ASRS Report 520040, July 2001

MD80 crew started climb after the ZKC radar controller apparently mixed up aircraft and cleared the wrong one to climb.

Attributes
ACN	520040
Time
Date	200107
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	intersection : elsto
State Reference	MO
Altitude	msl bound lower : 29000 msl bound upper : 29500
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : bna.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Super 80
Flight Phase	climbout : vacating altitude climbout : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	520040
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance controller : issued alert flight crew : returned to assigned altitude none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Level at FL290, ATC told us to turn left to a 360 degree heading and to climb to FL330. The first officer read back 340 degree heading and FL330 along with our call sign. ATC said 'no, the heading is 360 degrees and climb to FL330.' the first officer read back the clearance exactly the way it was issued and the controller said that it was correct. I started my turn and climb. Well into the turn and climbing through FL295, the ATC controller said that the clearance was not for us and we needed to get back on course and descend to level at FL290. ATC told us to turn left to a 360 degree heading and that we needed to get back to FL290 now. We complied and we were given on-course and a frequency change. ATC also thanked us for our help. We read back our call sign all 3 times and somehow it was still a miscom.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MD80 CREW STARTED CLB AFTER THE ZKC RADAR CTLR APPARENTLY MIXED UP ACFT AND CLRED THE WRONG ONE TO CLB.

Narrative: LEVEL AT FL290, ATC TOLD US TO TURN L TO A 360 DEG HDG AND TO CLB TO FL330. THE FO READ BACK 340 DEG HDG AND FL330 ALONG WITH OUR CALL SIGN. ATC SAID 'NO, THE HDG IS 360 DEGS AND CLB TO FL330.' THE FO READ BACK THE CLRNC EXACTLY THE WAY IT WAS ISSUED AND THE CTLR SAID THAT IT WAS CORRECT. I STARTED MY TURN AND CLB. WELL INTO THE TURN AND CLBING THROUGH FL295, THE ATC CTLR SAID THAT THE CLRNC WAS NOT FOR US AND WE NEEDED TO GET BACK ON COURSE AND DSND TO LEVEL AT FL290. ATC TOLD US TO TURN L TO A 360 DEG HDG AND THAT WE NEEDED TO GET BACK TO FL290 NOW. WE COMPLIED AND WE WERE GIVEN ON-COURSE AND A FREQ CHANGE. ATC ALSO THANKED US FOR OUR HELP. WE READ BACK OUR CALL SIGN ALL 3 TIMES AND SOMEHOW IT WAS STILL A MISCOM.

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.