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Flight crew of an medium large transport failed to make descent crossing altitude restr, resulting ATC intervention and an additional descent instruction.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 328380 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199602 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : jfk |
| State Reference | NY |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 24000 msl bound upper : 27000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zbw |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | descent other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 10000 |
| ASRS Report | 328380 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : undershoot altitude deviation : crossing restriction not met non adherence : clearance |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Flight cleared by ZBW to cross 25 northeast of jfk at FL240. Captain failed to initiate descent in timely manner resulting in failure to meet restr. No traffic conflicts were apparent on TCASII or pointed out by ZBW. When ZBW noticed failure to meet crossing restr they cleared flight to FL230. It seemed they attempted to remove restr but flight was beyond crossing restr point. Obviously captain (PF) lost situational awareness, and I (first officer, PNF) failed to back up captain (PF). Solution: maintain situational awareness. Realize importance of situational awareness, especially in regards to a crossing restr that may be initiated some time after clearance received.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLC OF AN MLG FAILED TO MAKE DSCNT XING ALT RESTR, RESULTING ATC INTERVENTION AND AN ADDITIONAL DSCNT INSTRUCTION.
Narrative: FLT CLRED BY ZBW TO CROSS 25 NE OF JFK AT FL240. CAPT FAILED TO INITIATE DSCNT IN TIMELY MANNER RESULTING IN FAILURE TO MEET RESTR. NO TFC CONFLICTS WERE APPARENT ON TCASII OR POINTED OUT BY ZBW. WHEN ZBW NOTICED FAILURE TO MEET XING RESTR THEY CLRED FLT TO FL230. IT SEEMED THEY ATTEMPTED TO REMOVE RESTR BUT FLT WAS BEYOND XING RESTR POINT. OBVIOUSLY CAPT (PF) LOST SITUATIONAL AWARENESS, AND I (FO, PNF) FAILED TO BACK UP CAPT (PF). SOLUTION: MAINTAIN SITUATIONAL AWARENESS. REALIZE IMPORTANCE OF SITUATIONAL AWARENESS, ESPECIALLY IN REGARDS TO A XING RESTR THAT MAY BE INITIATED SOME TIME AFTER CLRNC RECEIVED.
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.