B767 on approach to runway 27 at iah discovered ILS was aligned with wrong runway.

Attributes
ACN	640554
Time
Date	200411
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : iah.airport
Altitude	msl single value : 3000
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Weather Elements	Turbulence Rain Thunderstorm
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : i90.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B767 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	ils localizer & glide slope : 27
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : instrument precision arrival : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : relief pilot
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 15320 flight time type : 2450
ASRS Report	640554
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 230 flight time total : 14000 flight time type : 2000
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Inter Facility Coordination Failure

Narrative:

Iah approach control cleared air carrier X for the ILS runway 27. During the approach check, the crew noticed that the course interception was not aligned with the FMS runway as back-up. Additionally, the ILS idented both on the pdi and aurally were not for the ILS runway 27. The approach was continued on LNAV and the approach controller was asked about the problem. While we continued the approach, and broke out of the overcast and saw the runway, we continued the FMS approach and was informed by iah approach control that the ILS runway 27 was not turned on. Evidently, it was still set up for approachs earlier in the evening for runway 9. It was still set on that runway during air carrier X vectors to runway 27. The ATIS previously to air carrier X arrival was for runway 9. There seems to have been a breakdown in the coordination between iah tower and approach control on the active and current runway at iah.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B767 ON APCH TO RWY 27 AT IAH DISCOVERED ILS WAS ALIGNED WITH WRONG RWY.

Narrative: IAH APCH CTL CLRED ACR X FOR THE ILS RWY 27. DURING THE APCH CHK, THE CREW NOTICED THAT THE COURSE INTERCEPTION WAS NOT ALIGNED WITH THE FMS RWY AS BACK-UP. ADDITIONALLY, THE ILS IDENTED BOTH ON THE PDI AND AURALLY WERE NOT FOR THE ILS RWY 27. THE APCH WAS CONTINUED ON LNAV AND THE APCH CTLR WAS ASKED ABOUT THE PROB. WHILE WE CONTINUED THE APCH, AND BROKE OUT OF THE OVCST AND SAW THE RWY, WE CONTINUED THE FMS APCH AND WAS INFORMED BY IAH APCH CTL THAT THE ILS RWY 27 WAS NOT TURNED ON. EVIDENTLY, IT WAS STILL SET UP FOR APCHS EARLIER IN THE EVENING FOR RWY 9. IT WAS STILL SET ON THAT RWY DURING ACR X VECTORS TO RWY 27. THE ATIS PREVIOUSLY TO ACR X ARR WAS FOR RWY 9. THERE SEEMS TO HAVE BEEN A BREAKDOWN IN THE COORD BTWN IAH TWR AND APCH CTL ON THE ACTIVE AND CURRENT RWY AT IAH.

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.