What happened
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(-23) This incident report is final. Emery 102 a DC-8 on a flight to sea tac intl. Airport was cleared for an ILS runway 16R. During the approach the a/c was left of the localizer course and continued to drift left (east) across the ILS runway 16L approach airspace until at decision height. The a/c was approx. 2350 feet east of the runway centerline. At approx. the same time as the a/c was approaching decision height, Seattle tower notified the crew they appeared to be 1 mile east of centerline. The crew reported "going around". The crew successfully accomplished a subsequent ILS to runway 16R without deviations.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THIS INCIDENT REPORT IS FINAL. EMERY 102 A DC-8 ON A FLIGHT TO SEA TAC INTL. AIRPORT WAS CLEARED FOR AN ILS RUNWAY 16R. DURING THE APPROACH THE A/C WAS LEFT OF THE LOCALIZER COURSE AND CONTINUED TO DRIFT LEFT (EAST) ACROSS THE ILS RUNWAY 16L APPROACH AIRSPACE UNTIL AT DECISION HEIGHT. THE A/C WAS APPROX. 2350 FEET EAST OF THE RUNWAY CENTERLINE. AT APPROX. THE SAME TIME AS THE A/C WAS APPROACHING DECISION HEIGHT, SEATTLE TOWER NOTIFIED THE CREW THEY APPEARED TO BE 1 MILE EAST OF CENTERLINE. THE CREW REPORTED "GOING AROUND". THE CREW SUCCESSFULLY ACCOMPLISHED A SUBSEQUENT ILS TO RUNWAY 16R WITHOUT DEVIATIONS.
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