B777 flight crew landing runway 16L at rjaa is instructed to contact tower on frequency 118.2 and is...

Narrative:

We were in the approach segment and cleared for ILS 16L. Over FAF (birdy intersection) approach control told us to contact narita tower on frequency 118.2. I confirmed the frequency with approach control; checked the approach plate to confirm frequency; and called narita tower on 118.2. We received a clearance to land and a wind report. After landing; the tower normally sends us to ground control but didn't. We asked tower for ground frequency. When we contacted ground control; they cleared us to the gateway and asked us to contact narita tower on 118.35. They asked us if we had heard them clear us to land. We did not because approach control gave us 118.2. For tower frequency. The civil aeronautics board (japan) shows frequency 118.35 for 16L. Our commercial plates show 118.2 and 118.35. Supplemental information from acn 831716: I thought it was different that tower did not tell us to contact ground after landing on rollout. After the call to contact the tower on the ground; I thought that we were given the wrong tower frequency. There are 4 tower frequencies at narita listed on the commercial chart. I think now that they were using 118.35 for 16L and 118.2 for 16R. On the airport page there is no distinction made for which tower frequency is for which runway. We were given 118.2 by approach and given landing clearance on that frequency. The captain said he specifically remembers being assigned that frequency because he looked at the frequency in his book once it was assigned. I try to tune the frequency in the VHF head so that the captain and I can verify the frequency; but I was hand flying at the time so that layer of protection was gone. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: although this incident seemed minor at the time as landing clearance was received; it has generated a great deal of correspondence between the company and the cabin attendant of japan. The cabin attendant would like crews to use frequency 118.2 when landing on the west runway 118.35 when landing on the east runway. A controller assignment that differs from this should be questioned and hopefully the charts can be revised.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B777 flight crew landing Runway 16L at RJAA is instructed to contact tower on frequency 118.2 and is cleared to land. After landing they are queried as to why they used 118.2 which is for Runway 16R and 118.35 should be used for the left.

Narrative: We were in the approach segment and cleared for ILS 16L. Over FAF (BIRDY Intersection) Approach Control told us to contact Narita Tower on frequency 118.2. I confirmed the frequency with Approach Control; checked the approach plate to confirm frequency; and called Narita Tower on 118.2. We received a clearance to land and a wind report. After landing; the Tower normally sends us to Ground Control but didn't. We asked Tower for Ground frequency. When we contacted Ground Control; they cleared us to the gateway and asked us to contact Narita Tower on 118.35. They asked us if we had heard them clear us to land. We did not because Approach Control gave us 118.2. for Tower frequency. The Civil Aeronautics Board (Japan) shows frequency 118.35 for 16L. Our Commercial Plates show 118.2 and 118.35. Supplemental information from ACN 831716: I thought it was different that Tower did not tell us to contact Ground after landing on rollout. After the call to contact the Tower on the ground; I thought that we were given the wrong Tower frequency. There are 4 Tower frequencies at Narita listed on the Commercial Chart. I think now that they were using 118.35 for 16L and 118.2 for 16R. On the airport page there is no distinction made for which Tower frequency is for which runway. We were given 118.2 by Approach and given landing clearance on that frequency. The Captain said he specifically remembers being assigned that frequency because he looked at the frequency in his book once it was assigned. I try to tune the frequency in the VHF head so that the Captain and I can verify the frequency; but I was hand flying at the time so that layer of protection was gone. Callback conversation with Reporter revealed the following information: Although this incident seemed minor at the time as landing clearance was received; it has generated a great deal of correspondence between the company and the CAB of Japan. The CAB would like crews to use frequency 118.2 when landing on the west runway 118.35 when landing on the east runway. A controller assignment that differs from this should be questioned and hopefully the charts can be revised.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.

Attributes
ACN	832366
Time
Date	200904
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	RJAA.Airport
State Reference	FO
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	B777-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Initial Approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	Captain Pilot Not Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 60 Flight Crew Total 20000 Flight Crew Type 1700
Person 2
Function	Captain Pilot Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Flight Engineer
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 225 Flight Crew Total 15000 Flight Crew Type 3200

B777 flight crew landing runway 16L at rjaa is instructed to contact tower on frequency 118.2 and is cleared to land. After landing they are queried as to why they used 118.2 which is for runway 16R and 118.35 should be used for the left.