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An air carrier light transport missed its crossing restr because the first officer failed to listen to, or hear, the clearance and the captain's repeat of the clearance. Altitude deviation. Non adherence to ATC clearance. Error admitted.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 347720 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199609 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : atl |
| State Reference | GA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 11000 msl bound upper : 15000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : ztl tower : sfo |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | cruise other descent other |
| Route In Use | arrival other arrival star : star enroute airway : v-179 |
| 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 : 10300 flight time type : 6000 |
| ASRS Report | 347720 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : crossing restriction not met non adherence : far non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | atc equipment other atc equipment : unspecified other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Given clearance to cross 40 mi southeast of atl (on the sinca arrival) at 11000 ft. First officer was PF and I was working the radios. I had taken the crossing restr from center and had repeated it aloud (I thought) to the first officer as per company procedures. However, he did not hear what I said and did not note our new clearance. We flew at 15000 ft until we were within 5 NM of our assigned crossing altitude before ZJX called and asked us what we were doing. We were then told to switch to ZTL who informed us that we could descend, basically at our discretion. Fortunately there was no traffic conflict. First officer had been tired and absentminded the previous day and had not slept well the previous evening. I should have done a better job of making sure my message had been received and understood by the other crew member.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN ACR LTT MISSED ITS XING RESTR BECAUSE THE FO FAILED TO LISTEN TO, OR HEAR, THE CLRNC AND THE CAPT'S REPEAT OF THE CLRNC. ALTDEV. NON ADHERENCE TO ATC CLRNC. ERROR ADMITTED.
Narrative: GIVEN CLRNC TO CROSS 40 MI SE OF ATL (ON THE SINCA ARR) AT 11000 FT. FO WAS PF AND I WAS WORKING THE RADIOS. I HAD TAKEN THE XING RESTR FROM CTR AND HAD REPEATED IT ALOUD (I THOUGHT) TO THE FO AS PER COMPANY PROCS. HOWEVER, HE DID NOT HEAR WHAT I SAID AND DID NOT NOTE OUR NEW CLRNC. WE FLEW AT 15000 FT UNTIL WE WERE WITHIN 5 NM OF OUR ASSIGNED XING ALT BEFORE ZJX CALLED AND ASKED US WHAT WE WERE DOING. WE WERE THEN TOLD TO SWITCH TO ZTL WHO INFORMED US THAT WE COULD DSND, BASICALLY AT OUR DISCRETION. FORTUNATELY THERE WAS NO TFC CONFLICT. FO HAD BEEN TIRED AND ABSENTMINDED THE PREVIOUS DAY AND HAD NOT SLEPT WELL THE PREVIOUS EVENING. I SHOULD HAVE DONE A BETTER JOB OF MAKING SURE MY MESSAGE HAD BEEN RECEIVED AND UNDERSTOOD BY THE OTHER CREW MEMBER.
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.