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Captain of an large transport failed to meet a descent crossing altitude due to complacency of not starting descent in a timely manner and with a rate of descent that would meet the descent crossing restr.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 351990 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199611 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : har |
| State Reference | PA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 28000 msl bound upper : 33000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Mixed |
| Light | Dusk |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zny |
| 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 |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | other other : other pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 75 flight time total : 5400 flight time type : 75 |
| ASRS Report | 351990 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : crossing restriction not met non adherence : clearance |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
The captain was the PF. ATC asked us to cross 40 NM west of har VOR at FL280 from our cruising altitude of FL330. I was busy with other tasks, so the captain read back the clearance and set the new altitude in the alerter. Approximately 43 NM from the VOR ATC reminded us of our restr. The captain expedited a descent. The controller said nothing more other than a frequency change during our descent. I should have monitored the instruments and clearance while completing other tasks. The fact that the flight was on the east coast, away from our familiar rtes, increased the workload as we started our descent.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CAPT OF AN LGT FAILED TO MEET A DSCNT XING ALT DUE TO COMPLACENCY OF NOT STARTING DSCNT IN A TIMELY MANNER AND WITH A RATE OF DSCNT THAT WOULD MEET THE DSCNT XING RESTR.
Narrative: THE CAPT WAS THE PF. ATC ASKED US TO CROSS 40 NM W OF HAR VOR AT FL280 FROM OUR CRUISING ALT OF FL330. I WAS BUSY WITH OTHER TASKS, SO THE CAPT READ BACK THE CLRNC AND SET THE NEW ALT IN THE ALERTER. APPROX 43 NM FROM THE VOR ATC REMINDED US OF OUR RESTR. THE CAPT EXPEDITED A DSCNT. THE CTLR SAID NOTHING MORE OTHER THAN A FREQ CHANGE DURING OUR DSCNT. I SHOULD HAVE MONITORED THE INSTS AND CLRNC WHILE COMPLETING OTHER TASKS. THE FACT THAT THE FLT WAS ON THE EAST COAST, AWAY FROM OUR FAMILIAR RTES, INCREASED THE WORKLOAD AS WE STARTED OUR 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.