Flight crew misidentified location of STAR fix and thus did not comply with crossing altitude and sp...

Attributes
ACN	105470
Time
Date	198902
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : chd
State Reference	AZ
Altitude	msl bound lower : 11000 msl bound upper : 15000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : phx
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	descent other
Route In Use	arrival star : star enroute airway : zab enroute airway : phx
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 8000
ASRS Report	105470
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 20000 flight time type : 3000
ASRS Report	105364
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : crossing restriction not met altitude deviation : undershoot non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : became reoriented none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Chart Or Publication
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Air carrier flight xx, san to phx, flying and descending on the arlin 7 arrival for the purpose of landing at phx. We were directed by center to cross the arlin fix at 11000' and 250 KTS. The arlin fix is located off the chd VOR on the 256 degree right at 52 mi. Unfortunately we idented the fix as being at 32 mi instead of 52. The mistake was not discovered until 1 mi prior to reaching arlin. Altitude was 15000' and speed 320 KTS descending! Our attempted communication with center, to detail our problem, was blocked by other traffic. Handoff to approach was normal and ATC indicated that there was no conflict. 1) primary problem must have been our attention to detail, or lack thereof! 2) the arlin arrival has very recently been completely restructured! 3) the 32 mi fix was actually a segment distance in bold type while the 52 mi fix was noted in very small and light type!! Can this be changed?

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLT CREW MISIDENTIFIED LOCATION OF STAR FIX AND THUS DID NOT COMPLY WITH CROSSING ALT AND SPEED RESTRICTION.

Narrative: ACR FLT XX, SAN TO PHX, FLYING AND DSNDING ON THE ARLIN 7 ARR FOR THE PURPOSE OF LNDG AT PHX. WE WERE DIRECTED BY CENTER TO CROSS THE ARLIN FIX AT 11000' AND 250 KTS. THE ARLIN FIX IS LOCATED OFF THE CHD VOR ON THE 256 DEG R AT 52 MI. UNFORTUNATELY WE IDENTED THE FIX AS BEING AT 32 MI INSTEAD OF 52. THE MISTAKE WAS NOT DISCOVERED UNTIL 1 MI PRIOR TO REACHING ARLIN. ALT WAS 15000' AND SPD 320 KTS DSNDING! OUR ATTEMPTED COM WITH CENTER, TO DETAIL OUR PROB, WAS BLOCKED BY OTHER TFC. HDOF TO APCH WAS NORMAL AND ATC INDICATED THAT THERE WAS NO CONFLICT. 1) PRIMARY PROB MUST HAVE BEEN OUR ATTN TO DETAIL, OR LACK THEREOF! 2) THE ARLIN ARR HAS VERY RECENTLY BEEN COMPLETELY RESTRUCTURED! 3) THE 32 MI FIX WAS ACTUALLY A SEGMENT DISTANCE IN BOLD TYPE WHILE THE 52 MI FIX WAS NOTED IN VERY SMALL AND LIGHT TYPE!! CAN THIS BE CHANGED?

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 2007 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.

Flight crew misidentified location of STAR fix and thus did not comply with crossing altitude and speed restriction.