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An air carrier flight crew set into their FMC an incorrect DME fix and then missed an assigned altitude crossing. Reporter blames, in part, the complex design of the new stars to the dal and dfw airports. Medium large transport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 353057 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199611 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : dfw airport : dal |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 12000 msl bound upper : 14000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Mixed |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : dfw tracon : gva |
| 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 descent other |
| Route In Use | arrival other arrival star : star |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 5000 |
| ASRS Report | 353057 |
| 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 non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| 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:
On a scheduled flight from sat to dal I was cleared via the jen 1 arrival to dal. I misread and set into the FMC an incorrect DME fix. My error caused me to miss an assigned crossing altitude restr. I believe a contributing factor to my error was the lack of clear markings for altitude restrs and too much radio tuning on the new stars for the dal area.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN ACR FLC SET INTO THEIR FMC AN INCORRECT DME FIX AND THEN MISSED AN ASSIGNED ALT XING. RPTR BLAMES, IN PART, THE COMPLEX DESIGN OF THE NEW STARS TO THE DAL AND DFW ARPTS. MLG.
Narrative: ON A SCHEDULED FLT FROM SAT TO DAL I WAS CLRED VIA THE JEN 1 ARR TO DAL. I MISREAD AND SET INTO THE FMC AN INCORRECT DME FIX. MY ERROR CAUSED ME TO MISS AN ASSIGNED XING ALT RESTR. I BELIEVE A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR TO MY ERROR WAS THE LACK OF CLR MARKINGS FOR ALT RESTRS AND TOO MUCH RADIO TUNING ON THE NEW STARS FOR THE DAL AREA.
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.