Altitude deviation. Crossing restr not met. Cockpit communication breakdown. Captain reporter, PF, headphone jack had become disconnected and he didn't hear the descent clearance. The first officer, trainee, didn't tell him until it was too late to make the restr.

Home

Browse by month

Random

Latest

About

Contact

Attributes
ACN	336630
Time
Date	199605
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : lan
State Reference	MI
Altitude	msl bound lower : 21000 msl bound upper : 29000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zau
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	cruise other descent other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 9000 flight time type : 3000
ASRS Report	336630
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe altitude deviation : crossing restriction not met non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance other
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Center told us to cross srptn intersection +50 west at 210 degrees, at 53 mi west they told us again. As the captain, I was responsible, but my headphone jack had come out and I was unaware that we had been given a descent. I am very unhappy about this as our standard operating procedures would have caught this if my first officer had called the change in altitude. The fact that there is no side tone on this aircraft did not help. I know that this sounds like I am whining to get an out of jail free card, but I am just tired of training all these new guys! I have to put my ticket on the line constantly account of these trainees keep making the same mistakes over and over again! Who is teaching this new group of airmen? Also, 10 hour rest and 14 hour days don't help either.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ALTDEV. XING RESTR NOT MET. COCKPIT COM BREAKDOWN. CAPT RPTR, PF, HEADPHONE JACK HAD BECOME DISCONNECTED AND HE DIDN'T HEAR THE DSCNT CLRNC. THE FO, TRAINEE, DIDN'T TELL HIM UNTIL IT WAS TOO LATE TO MAKE THE RESTR.

Narrative: CTR TOLD US TO CROSS SRPTN INTXN +50 W AT 210 DEGS, AT 53 MI W THEY TOLD US AGAIN. AS THE CAPT, I WAS RESPONSIBLE, BUT MY HEADPHONE JACK HAD COME OUT AND I WAS UNAWARE THAT WE HAD BEEN GIVEN A DSCNT. I AM VERY UNHAPPY ABOUT THIS AS OUR STANDARD OPERATING PROCS WOULD HAVE CAUGHT THIS IF MY FO HAD CALLED THE CHANGE IN ALT. THE FACT THAT THERE IS NO SIDE TONE ON THIS ACFT DID NOT HELP. I KNOW THAT THIS SOUNDS LIKE I AM WHINING TO GET AN OUT OF JAIL FREE CARD, BUT I AM JUST TIRED OF TRAINING ALL THESE NEW GUYS! I HAVE TO PUT MY TICKET ON THE LINE CONSTANTLY ACCOUNT OF THESE TRAINEES KEEP MAKING THE SAME MISTAKES OVER AND OVER AGAIN! WHO IS TEACHING THIS NEW GROUP OF AIRMEN? ALSO, 10 HR REST AND 14 HR DAYS DON'T HELP EITHER.

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.