Narrative:

When approach control was preparing to clear us to a point near sdf; the controller said; 'I am going to clear you to a point; are you ready to copy?' he had to do this for other aircraft as well. It seems that the word 'brdon' is hard to convey. Confusion with the radar fix 'brbon' for the ILS runway 35L is also possible. I recommend changing 'brdon' to 'slugr' for ease of use and to remain in keeping with louisville's heritage. Brdon is similar to a radar fix on the ILS runway 35L approach called brbon. Change brdon to slugr to avoid confusion and give ATC a more user-friendly name for the fix.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B737 CAPT ADVISES FIXES BRDON AND BRBON; NORTH AND SOUTH OF SDF RESPECTIVELY; SOUND SO MUCH ALIKE ATC MUST ADVISE AND THEN SPELL EACH WHEN CLEARING ACFT TO ONE OR THE OTHER.

Narrative: WHEN APCH CTL WAS PREPARING TO CLEAR US TO A POINT NEAR SDF; THE CTLR SAID; 'I AM GOING TO CLEAR YOU TO A POINT; ARE YOU READY TO COPY?' HE HAD TO DO THIS FOR OTHER ACFT AS WELL. IT SEEMS THAT THE WORD 'BRDON' IS HARD TO CONVEY. CONFUSION WITH THE RADAR FIX 'BRBON' FOR THE ILS RWY 35L IS ALSO POSSIBLE. I RECOMMEND CHANGING 'BRDON' TO 'SLUGR' FOR EASE OF USE AND TO REMAIN IN KEEPING WITH LOUISVILLE'S HERITAGE. BRDON IS SIMILAR TO A RADAR FIX ON THE ILS RWY 35L APCH CALLED BRBON. CHANGE BRDON TO SLUGR TO AVOID CONFUSION AND GIVE ATC A MORE USER-FRIENDLY NAME FOR THE FIX.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 2009 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.