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After receiving a visual approach clearance with an altitude restr, an air carrier flight crew apparently descended too early.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 339730 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199606 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001 To 0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : yyl |
| State Reference | MB |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : yyl artcc : eggx |
| 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 : approach |
| Route In Use | approach : visual |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 175 flight time total : 6000 flight time type : 1000 |
| ASRS Report | 339730 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : clearance |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
We were cleared for the visual approach runway 24R, maintain 3000 ft till established on final. On short final, the tower controller advised us that we had started our descent too soon.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AFTER RECEIVING A VISUAL APCH CLRNC WITH AN ALT RESTR, AN ACR FLC APPARENTLY DSNDED TOO EARLY.
Narrative: WE WERE CLRED FOR THE VISUAL APCH RWY 24R, MAINTAIN 3000 FT TILL ESTABLISHED ON FINAL. ON SHORT FINAL, THE TWR CTLR ADVISED US THAT WE HAD STARTED OUR DSCNT TOO SOON.
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.