B737 flight crew reported that the CHSLY3 odp plans the descent path so steep that the speed constra...

Attributes
ACN	1517588
Time
Date	201802
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	CLT.Airport
State Reference	NC
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	B737-800
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Descent
Route In Use	STAR CHSLY3
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	Captain Pilot Not Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Instrument
Person 2
Function	First Officer Pilot Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Events
Anomaly	Deviation - Altitude Crossing Restriction Not Met Deviation - Altitude Undershoot Deviation - Procedural Clearance Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy

Narrative:

I was cleared to descend via CHSLY3 landing south. We had a hard altitude programmed at bluej at FL270. We set 6000 feet into MCP. The aircraft was on the VNAV path. The descent began and grew steep and I could not maintain the path and the reduce speed. ATC asked if we would make our restriction; we thought we could then asked for relief at nodew. ATC issued a new clearance and asked us to call them about a possible altitude deviation. We landed without incident. I called the ATC facility and talked with the controller. He emphasized that this was a recurring problem with the 737-800 fleet on this arrival when landing south. The controller also stated there would be no deviation filed. I feel if this is a recurring problem perhaps a point of emphasis could be placed in the company pages under optimum profile descent arrivals section. It appears the opd is very steep in the 737. A point of emphasis could be placed in the company pages cautioning the 737 fleet of this occurrence.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B737 flight crew reported that the CHSLY3 ODP plans the descent path so steep that the speed constraints are not achievable with the use of the speed brake.

Narrative: I was cleared to descend via CHSLY3 landing south. We had a hard altitude programmed at BLUEJ AT FL270. We set 6000 feet into MCP. The aircraft was on the VNAV PATH. The descent began and grew steep and I could not maintain the path and the reduce speed. ATC asked if we would make our restriction; we thought we could then asked for relief at NODEW. ATC issued a new clearance and asked us to call them about a possible altitude deviation. We landed without incident. I called the ATC facility and talked with the controller. He emphasized that this was a recurring problem with the 737-800 fleet on this arrival when landing south. The controller also stated there would be no deviation filed. I feel if this is a recurring problem perhaps a point of emphasis could be placed in the company pages under OPTIMUM PROFILE DESCENT Arrivals section. It appears the OPD is very steep in the 737. A point of emphasis could be placed in the company pages cautioning the 737 fleet of this occurrence.

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.

B737 flight crew reported that the CHSLY3 odp plans the descent path so steep that the speed constraints are not achievable with the use of the speed brake.