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Flight crew of a british aerospace BAE3100 jetstream failed to start descent requested by ATC causing ATC intervene to remind the flight crew to start at once!
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 337940 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199606 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : pdz |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 8000 msl bound upper : 8000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : ont |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Jetstream 31 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | other other : other pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 280 flight time total : 8400 flight time type : 5000 |
| ASRS Report | 337940 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : undershoot non adherence : clearance other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
ATC cleared us from 8000 ft to 6000 ft. We did not start our descent for several mi. ATC asked us if we were starting down and I said we were starting down now. It was the end of a long day and we were not very alert.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLC OF A BRITISH AEROSPACE BAE3100 JETSTREAM FAILED TO START DSCNT REQUESTED BY ATC CAUSING ATC INTERVENE TO REMIND THE FLC TO START AT ONCE!
Narrative: ATC CLRED US FROM 8000 FT TO 6000 FT. WE DID NOT START OUR DSCNT FOR SEVERAL MI. ATC ASKED US IF WE WERE STARTING DOWN AND I SAID WE WERE STARTING DOWN NOW. IT WAS THE END OF A LONG DAY AND WE WERE NOT VERY ALERT.
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.