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Altitude deviation. Crossing restr not met. Reporter attributes fatigue and tailwind to not making the altitude.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 338870 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199606 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : dag |
| State Reference | NV |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 24000 msl bound upper : 28000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zla |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | descent other |
| Route In Use | arrival other arrival star : star |
| 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 : 220 flight time total : 19000 flight time type : 16000 |
| ASRS Report | 338870 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : crossing restriction not met non adherence : far non adherence : clearance |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : insufficient time |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
On the last flight of the day, we were given a clearance to cross jokur intersection at FL240. Due to a distraction, fatigue and a big tailwind, we crossed the intersection about FL280. There was no conflict or question about our altitude by center.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ALTDEV. XING RESTR NOT MET. RPTR ATTRIBUTES FATIGUE AND TAILWIND TO NOT MAKING THE ALT.
Narrative: ON THE LAST FLT OF THE DAY, WE WERE GIVEN A CLRNC TO CROSS JOKUR INTXN AT FL240. DUE TO A DISTR, FATIGUE AND A BIG TAILWIND, WE CROSSED THE INTXN ABOUT FL280. THERE WAS NO CONFLICT OR QUESTION ABOUT OUR ALT BY CTR.
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.