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Widebody transport flight crew on approach to hamburg is turned inside FAF. Descends prior to LOM, realizes error and levels off.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 154249 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199008 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : ham |
| State Reference | FO |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 1000 msl bound upper : 2500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Mixed |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : ham |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Widebody, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Route In Use | enroute : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 105 flight time total : 22000 flight time type : 6000 |
| ASRS Report | 154249 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 6000 |
| ASRS Report | 154248 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : undershoot non adherence : published procedure other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Flight originated in atlanta for hamburg, germany, with stop in london. Experienced 1:20 delay in atlanta and 1:50 delay in london (ATC). Flight approaching hamburg cleared to 2500' and vectored for localizer only approach to runway 23. Flight turned on to localizer inside final approach fix at 2500'. I was fatigued and neglected to tune in alf VORTAC for DME distance to airport. Required distance to airport, tower replied 5+ mi. On localizer, initiated descent towards MDA. Descent took us into clear with light rain, but 1 mi from marker due to steep descent to accomplish MDA at comfortable distance from runway. First officer went below 1300' LOM crossing altitude to (approximately 1000'). I called 'level off' and first officer complied. The airport environment was in sight. We maintained approximately 1000' MSL until VASI intercepted and proceeded to complete the approach to a routine landing.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: WDB FLT CREW ON APCH TO HAMBURG IS TURNED INSIDE FAF. DESCENDS PRIOR TO LOM, REALIZES ERROR AND LEVELS OFF.
Narrative: FLT ORIGINATED IN ATLANTA FOR HAMBURG, GERMANY, WITH STOP IN LONDON. EXPERIENCED 1:20 DELAY IN ATLANTA AND 1:50 DELAY IN LONDON (ATC). FLT APCHING HAMBURG CLRED TO 2500' AND VECTORED FOR LOC ONLY APCH TO RWY 23. FLT TURNED ON TO LOC INSIDE FINAL APCH FIX AT 2500'. I WAS FATIGUED AND NEGLECTED TO TUNE IN ALF VORTAC FOR DME DISTANCE TO ARPT. REQUIRED DISTANCE TO ARPT, TWR REPLIED 5+ MI. ON LOC, INITIATED DSNT TOWARDS MDA. DSNT TOOK US INTO CLR WITH LIGHT RAIN, BUT 1 MI FROM MARKER DUE TO STEEP DSNT TO ACCOMPLISH MDA AT COMFORTABLE DISTANCE FROM RWY. F/O WENT BELOW 1300' LOM XING ALT TO (APPROX 1000'). I CALLED 'LEVEL OFF' AND F/O COMPLIED. THE ARPT ENVIRONMENT WAS IN SIGHT. WE MAINTAINED APPROX 1000' MSL UNTIL VASI INTERCEPTED AND PROCEEDED TO COMPLETE THE APCH TO A ROUTINE LNDG.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 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.