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Flight crew reported overspeeding the flaps when they were distracted by ATC approach routing concerns.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1321485 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201512 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | MMZH.Airport |
| State Reference | FO |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Large Transport |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Descent |
| Route In Use | Other VOR A |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 146 Flight Crew Type 1756 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | First Officer Pilot Not Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 61 Flight Crew Type 372 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ATC Issue All Types Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Deviation - Speed All Types |
Narrative:
Captain flying first ever arrival into mmzh; thankfully it was VFR. Planned and briefed approach to runway 08 (VOR DME-2 runway 08). Also reviewed and briefed a circle from that approach to land on runway 26. Non-radar environment with no ATIS. Approach control assigned VOR a to runway 26. Approach is not in our database. We asked for the planned approach; but it was denied. I gave the aircraft to the first officer and I tried to build the approach; but I could not build it. I took the aircraft back and let the first officer attempt to build the approach. We were told to slow at FL200 which put us high approaching the VOR. I used the speed brake and slowed and extended the flaps to 1 once at 210 KTS and below FL200. I disengaged the autopilot and while I tried to visually acquire the field and check the first officer's flight management guidance computer (FMGC) inputs I allowed the aircraft speed to increase to 237 KTS before hearing the overspeed warning and adjusting the pitch to slow the aircraft back below vfe (230 KTS).
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Flight crew reported overspeeding the flaps when they were distracted by ATC approach routing concerns.
Narrative: Captain flying first ever arrival into MMZH; thankfully it was VFR. Planned and briefed approach to Runway 08 (VOR DME-2 Runway 08). Also reviewed and briefed a circle from that approach to land on Runway 26. Non-radar environment with no ATIS. Approach control assigned VOR A to Runway 26. Approach is not in our database. We asked for the planned approach; but it was denied. I gave the aircraft to the FO and I tried to build the approach; but I could not build it. I took the aircraft back and let the FO attempt to build the approach. We were told to slow at FL200 which put us high approaching the VOR. I used the speed brake and slowed and extended the flaps to 1 once at 210 KTS and below FL200. I disengaged the autopilot and while I tried to visually acquire the field and check the FO's Flight Management Guidance Computer (FMGC) inputs I allowed the aircraft speed to increase to 237 KTS before hearing the overspeed warning and adjusting the pitch to slow the aircraft back below VFE (230 KTS).
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.