An air carrier medium large transport exceeded 250 KTS below 10000 ft. Far violation.

Attributes
ACN	339290
Time
Date	199606
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : iah
State Reference	TX
Altitude	msl bound lower : 9200 msl bound upper : 10000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : iah
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
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 10000
ASRS Report	339290
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course flight crew : became reoriented
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

On descent into iah on coast 2 FMS arrival, we were given a descent clearance to 4000 ft and a heading of 110 degrees for vectors to runway 14L. I was off communication #1 (ATC) calling iah operations for gate information. I returned to communication #1 and heard ATC asking us what our airspeed was. I observed we were at 9200 ft MSL and descending. Our airspeed was 300 KTS. I disengaged the autoplt and autothrottles and halted our descent, reducing airspeed to 250 KTS. I informed ATC we were slowing to 250 KTS. We were instructed to continue our descent to 4000 ft and were given a new heading of 140 degrees. We complied with the clearance and executed a normal approach and landing at iah. It was determined that the first officer had received the clearance to descend from 10000 ft to 4000 ft. He was loading the FMC, and did not realize the aircraft was in excess of 250 KTS. The first officer stated that he thought he had entered 250 KTS into the mode control panel before engaging level change to begin descent.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ACR MLG EXCEEDED 250 KTS BELOW 10000 FT. FAR VIOLATION.

Narrative: ON DSCNT INTO IAH ON COAST 2 FMS ARR, WE WERE GIVEN A DSCNT CLRNC TO 4000 FT AND A HDG OF 110 DEGS FOR VECTORS TO RWY 14L. I WAS OFF COM #1 (ATC) CALLING IAH OPS FOR GATE INFO. I RETURNED TO COM #1 AND HEARD ATC ASKING US WHAT OUR AIRSPD WAS. I OBSERVED WE WERE AT 9200 FT MSL AND DSNDING. OUR AIRSPD WAS 300 KTS. I DISENGAGED THE AUTOPLT AND AUTOTHROTTLES AND HALTED OUR DSCNT, REDUCING AIRSPD TO 250 KTS. I INFORMED ATC WE WERE SLOWING TO 250 KTS. WE WERE INSTRUCTED TO CONTINUE OUR DSCNT TO 4000 FT AND WERE GIVEN A NEW HDG OF 140 DEGS. WE COMPLIED WITH THE CLRNC AND EXECUTED A NORMAL APCH AND LNDG AT IAH. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE FO HAD RECEIVED THE CLRNC TO DSND FROM 10000 FT TO 4000 FT. HE WAS LOADING THE FMC, AND DID NOT REALIZE THE ACFT WAS IN EXCESS OF 250 KTS. THE FO STATED THAT HE THOUGHT HE HAD ENTERED 250 KTS INTO THE MODE CTL PANEL BEFORE ENGAGING LEVEL CHANGE TO BEGIN DSCNT.

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.