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Air carrier on final for clt overheard a company aircraft with the exact same flight number call for take off; the controller was advised and made efforts to clarify subsequent instructions.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 983418 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201109 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | CLT.Airport |
| State Reference | NC |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | EMB ERJ 170/175 ER&LR |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Initial Approach |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Takeoff |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Not Flying |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ATC Issue All Types Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
Narrative:
On final approach to runway 23 in clt; and after checking in with the clt east local (tower) controller; we were cleared to land on runway 23. At about 2.5 miles on final; we heard the same controller issue a 'line up and wait' clearance to our flight; and it was acknowledged by another aircraft with the same/identical call sign as ours. Our flight was landing in clt. The other flight was departing clt. I immediately notified clt east local that he/she had two company aircraft with the same/identical call signs. Clt east local acknowledged my report with a surprised tone in his/her voice; stating 'yes; we do!' the controller then issued the departure clearance to the departing flight as 'company departure.' after we landed; the controller identified our flight as 'company lander' and gave us taxi instructions. Suggestions; tough call here. Dispatch should have been aware that our flight was almost two hours behind schedule. This delay triggered the dual call sign situation. An ACARS message to either crew or an alphabetic suffix could have been issued to one of the flights.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Air Carrier on final for CLT overheard a company aircraft with the exact same flight number call for take off; the Controller was advised and made efforts to clarify subsequent instructions.
Narrative: On final approach to Runway 23 in CLT; and after checking in with the CLT East Local (Tower) Controller; we were cleared to land on Runway 23. At about 2.5 miles on final; we heard the same Controller issue a 'line up and wait' clearance to our flight; and it was acknowledged by another aircraft with the same/identical call sign as ours. Our flight was landing in CLT. The other flight was departing CLT. I immediately notified CLT East Local that he/she had two Company aircraft with the same/identical call signs. CLT East Local acknowledged my report with a surprised tone in his/her voice; stating 'yes; we do!' The Controller then issued the departure clearance to the departing flight as 'Company Departure.' After we landed; the Controller identified our flight as 'Company Lander' and gave us taxi instructions. Suggestions; tough call here. Dispatch should have been aware that our flight was almost two hours behind schedule. This delay triggered the dual call sign situation. An ACARS message to either crew or an Alphabetic suffix could have been issued to one of the flights.
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.