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S80 crew inbound to slc received ATIS information about the same time the airport was being changed to land on the north runways.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 594396 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200309 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | intersection : cartr |
| State Reference | UT |
| Altitude | msl single value : 15000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : s56.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Super 80 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach descent : intermediate altitude |
| Route In Use | arrival : on vectors arrival star : lho |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| ASRS Report | 594396 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance flight crew : became reoriented none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Airport Flight Crew Human Performance Weather ATC Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
Narrative:
At XB10Z I pulled up a copy of the latest slc ATIS while descending on the LHO2 arrival into slc. Information was current at XA56Z, landing south. I checked with the first approach controller and reported current ATIS. We departed cartr heading 170 degrees to intercept imoy localizer, but were unable to receive the localizer. Approach was working several aircraft at the time, including a small aircraft that had set off an altitude alert as being headed west below the minimum vectoring altitude. The WX was clear and visibility unlimited and we had had the runway in sight for at least 20-30 mi and could see we were not going to intercept the localizer. We were west of the localizer and going further west. I queried approach what heading he would like us on. He replied we would get one approaching dyann. We didn't believe dyann was going to lead us to a south runway. I pulled up another ATIS, this time different ATIS code, landing north, also time stamped XA56Z. We were then switched to another controller who confirmed they had turned the airport around at about the time of original ATIS. Caused us some confusion in the cockpit. I didn't feel the need to check ATIS again after the first time since the WX was severe clear and the controller didn't advise that original ATIS was no longer current.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: S80 CREW INBOUND TO SLC RECEIVED ATIS INFO ABOUT THE SAME TIME THE ARPT WAS BEING CHANGED TO LAND ON THE N RWYS.
Narrative: AT XB10Z I PULLED UP A COPY OF THE LATEST SLC ATIS WHILE DSNDING ON THE LHO2 ARR INTO SLC. INFO WAS CURRENT AT XA56Z, LNDG S. I CHKED WITH THE FIRST APCH CTLR AND RPTED CURRENT ATIS. WE DEPARTED CARTR HEADING 170 DEGS TO INTERCEPT IMOY LOC, BUT WERE UNABLE TO RECEIVE THE LOC. APCH WAS WORKING SEVERAL ACFT AT THE TIME, INCLUDING A SMALL ACFT THAT HAD SET OFF AN ALT ALERT AS BEING HEADED W BELOW THE MINIMUM VECTORING ALT. THE WX WAS CLR AND VISIBILITY UNLIMITED AND WE HAD HAD THE RWY IN SIGHT FOR AT LEAST 20-30 MI AND COULD SEE WE WERE NOT GOING TO INTERCEPT THE LOC. WE WERE W OF THE LOC AND GOING FURTHER W. I QUERIED APCH WHAT HEADING HE WOULD LIKE US ON. HE REPLIED WE WOULD GET ONE APCHING DYANN. WE DIDN'T BELIEVE DYANN WAS GOING TO LEAD US TO A S RWY. I PULLED UP ANOTHER ATIS, THIS TIME DIFFERENT ATIS CODE, LNDG N, ALSO TIME STAMPED XA56Z. WE WERE THEN SWITCHED TO ANOTHER CTLR WHO CONFIRMED THEY HAD TURNED THE ARPT AROUND AT ABOUT THE TIME OF ORIGINAL ATIS. CAUSED US SOME CONFUSION IN THE COCKPIT. I DIDN'T FEEL THE NEED TO CHK ATIS AGAIN AFTER THE FIRST TIME SINCE THE WX WAS SEVERE CLR AND THE CTLR DIDN'T ADVISE THAT ORIGINAL ATIS WAS NO LONGER CURRENT.
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.