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Attributes | |
ACN | 592530 |
Time | |
Date | 200308 |
Day | Thu |
Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
Place | |
Locale Reference | airport : mem.airport |
State Reference | TN |
Altitude | msl bound lower : 26000 msl bound upper : 26600 |
Environment | |
Flight Conditions | VMC |
Light | Daylight |
Aircraft 1 | |
Controlling Facilities | artcc : zme.artcc |
Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
Make Model Name | DC-10 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
Flight Phase | climbout : vacating altitude climbout : intermediate altitude |
Route In Use | departure : on vectors |
Flight Plan | IFR |
Aircraft 2 | |
Controlling Facilities | artcc : zme.artcc |
Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
Flight Phase | climbout : vacating altitude climbout : intermediate altitude |
Route In Use | departure : on vectors |
Flight Plan | IFR |
Person 1 | |
Affiliation | company : air carrier |
Function | flight crew : first officer |
Qualification | pilot : atp |
Experience | flight time last 90 days : 122 flight time total : 4700 flight time type : 2500 |
ASRS Report | 592530 |
Person 2 | |
Affiliation | company : air carrier |
Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
Qualification | pilot : atp |
Experience | flight time last 90 days : 40 flight time total : 4000 flight time type : 250 |
ASRS Report | 593039 |
Events | |
Anomaly | altitude deviation : excursion from assigned altitude non adherence : clearance non adherence : far |
Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
Resolutory Action | flight crew : returned to assigned altitude |
Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
Supplementary | |
Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance ATC Human Performance |
Primary Problem | Ambiguous |
Narrative:
After checking in with ZME at FL260, we heard a subsequent call from memphis (about 1 min later) to climb and maintain FL310. We responded and began the climb. Then memphis gave a vector to a 'company aircraft' and we suspected our instruction to climb may have been for that aircraft too. (Our call sign was similar.) our suspicions were confirmed when we asked the controller, so we reversed at FL266 and immediately descended back to FL260. No conflicts.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A DC-10 FLT CREW TOOK A CLRNC FOR ANOTHER COMPANY ACFT.
Narrative: AFTER CHKING IN WITH ZME AT FL260, WE HEARD A SUBSEQUENT CALL FROM MEMPHIS (ABOUT 1 MIN LATER) TO CLB AND MAINTAIN FL310. WE RESPONDED AND BEGAN THE CLB. THEN MEMPHIS GAVE A VECTOR TO A 'COMPANY ACFT' AND WE SUSPECTED OUR INSTRUCTION TO CLB MAY HAVE BEEN FOR THAT ACFT TOO. (OUR CALL SIGN WAS SIMILAR.) OUR SUSPICIONS WERE CONFIRMED WHEN WE ASKED THE CTLR, SO WE REVERSED AT FL266 AND IMMEDIATELY DSNDED BACK TO FL260. NO CONFLICTS.
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.