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An A320 crew, while making a visual approach to phl, idented the wrong aircraft to follow, resulting in an evasive action being taken.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 528830 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200110 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : phl.airport |
| State Reference | PA |
| Altitude | msl single value : 3000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : phl.tracon tower : teb.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | A320 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Route In Use | approach : visual |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : phl.tracon |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 16000 flight time type : 1200 |
| ASRS Report | 528830 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : airborne critical non adherence : clearance |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment : tcas other controllera |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 12000 vertical : 400 |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Environmental Factor Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
Night, clear skies, good visibility. We were being vectored for a visual approach to runway 27R at phl from the south. We were told to look for traffic at 11 O'clock position (a B757) to follow to the runway. We visual picked up traffic in that vicinity and were cleared for a visual approach behind that aircraft. Separation appeared adequate and we began turning for the airport to follow that traffic. Shortly thereafter simultaneously: approach control called to confirm we had the correct traffic, we received a TA from our TCASII, and the first officer acquired visually the intended traffic for us to follow. He was at our 11:30 to 12 O'clock position and slightly below us blending into the background lights of the phl skyline. We slowed our descent and turned right to increase our separation. Approach control approved s-turns as necessary to increase separation and we continued the approach to a normal landing.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN A320 CREW, WHILE MAKING A VISUAL APCH TO PHL, IDENTED THE WRONG ACFT TO FOLLOW, RESULTING IN AN EVASIVE ACTION BEING TAKEN.
Narrative: NIGHT, CLR SKIES, GOOD VISIBILITY. WE WERE BEING VECTORED FOR A VISUAL APCH TO RWY 27R AT PHL FROM THE S. WE WERE TOLD TO LOOK FOR TFC AT 11 O'CLOCK POS (A B757) TO FOLLOW TO THE RWY. WE VISUAL PICKED UP TFC IN THAT VICINITY AND WERE CLRED FOR A VISUAL APCH BEHIND THAT ACFT. SEPARATION APPEARED ADEQUATE AND WE BEGAN TURNING FOR THE ARPT TO FOLLOW THAT TFC. SHORTLY THEREAFTER SIMULTANEOUSLY: APCH CTL CALLED TO CONFIRM WE HAD THE CORRECT TFC, WE RECEIVED A TA FROM OUR TCASII, AND THE FO ACQUIRED VISUALLY THE INTENDED TFC FOR US TO FOLLOW. HE WAS AT OUR 11:30 TO 12 O'CLOCK POS AND SLIGHTLY BELOW US BLENDING INTO THE BACKGROUND LIGHTS OF THE PHL SKYLINE. WE SLOWED OUR DSCNT AND TURNED R TO INCREASE OUR SEPARATION. APCH CTL APPROVED S-TURNS AS NECESSARY TO INCREASE SEPARATION AND WE CONTINUED THE APCH TO A NORMAL LNDG.
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.