Large Transport; Low Wing; 2 Turbojet Eng
Air Traffic Control Fully Certified
Air Traffic Control Radar 15
Communication Breakdown; Confusion
ATC Issue All Types; Deviation - Track / Heading All Types; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Clearance; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy
Air Traffic Control Issued Advisory / Alert
Human Factors
I took a point on the inbound that was cleared into Maui Airport. The R10 Controller said the flight would be doing the RNAV-Z approach. When the pilot continued on the HAIKU Arrival past the point to turn in for the RNAV-Z; I asked R10 if he was sure that the pilot didn't read back the RNAV-Y. I pulled up the HAIKU Arrival on my scope; and I showed the R10 Controller; and the Supervisor at the time that it looks like the flight went all the way down to the dotted line on my scope for the whole HAIKU Arrival; which would be the RNAV-Y. The Supervisor and the R10 Controller listened to the tapes; and it was confirmed that flight crew only read back the 'RNAV approach' and not the RNAV-Z.This is just a classic readback; hear-back error. Luckily; there was no other traffic; so there was no incident.
During descent into OGG; both Captain and First Officer heard clearance for RNAV Y Runway 2. The Captain readback clearance to ATC. While selecting the approach from the FMS database; the First Officer queried the Captain to verify assigned approach since both RNAV Y and Z approaches appeared in the database. Captain confirmed RNAV Y adding that our published pub set does not include the RNAV Z in paper form or on the ship's EFB. RNAV Y was flown without incident. The Captain subsequently received a call from the company enroute to the hotel to call local FAA. At that time he was informed ATC expected us to fly the RNAV Z approach. No challenge was made with respect to the approach during flight. No other conflict or issue occurred during the flight.
An air carrier crew misunderstood ATC and flew the OGG RNAV Y Runway 2 but had been cleared for the RNAV Z which the crew did not have in either paper or electronic form. ATC said nothing until after the flight.