<< >> NASA ASRS Report 354770, December 1996

MD88 cleared to cross dalas intersection at 14000 ft but only made it to 16000 ft because first officer programmed the FMS to cross atl instead of dalas intersection at 14000 ft.

Attributes
ACN	354770
Time
Date	199612
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : atl
State Reference	GA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 14000 msl bound upper : 16000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : ztl tracon : atl
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-88
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	descent other
Route In Use	arrival star : star
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 400
ASRS Report	354770
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 6000 flight time type : 150
ASRS Report	354960
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : crossing restriction not met non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified atc
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

We did not cross the dalas intersection at 14000 ft as ATC cleared us to do. The first officer programmed the FMS wrong with a 14000 ft restr at atl VOR. During the programming a flight attendant came up to the flight deck for flight connecting information. I did not notice the programming error. The FMS indicated we were on the profile descent, but for the wrong crossing restr. We did not notice the error until it was too late to make the crossing restr. We need to always double-check each other, even if there are other distractions.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MD88 CLRED TO CROSS DALAS INTXN AT 14000 FT BUT ONLY MADE IT TO 16000 FT BECAUSE FO PROGRAMMED THE FMS TO CROSS ATL INSTEAD OF DALAS INTXN AT 14000 FT.

Narrative: WE DID NOT CROSS THE DALAS INTXN AT 14000 FT AS ATC CLRED US TO DO. THE FO PROGRAMMED THE FMS WRONG WITH A 14000 FT RESTR AT ATL VOR. DURING THE PROGRAMMING A FLT ATTENDANT CAME UP TO THE FLT DECK FOR FLT CONNECTING INFO. I DID NOT NOTICE THE PROGRAMMING ERROR. THE FMS INDICATED WE WERE ON THE PROFILE DSCNT, BUT FOR THE WRONG XING RESTR. WE DID NOT NOTICE THE ERROR UNTIL IT WAS TOO LATE TO MAKE THE XING RESTR. WE NEED TO ALWAYS DOUBLE-CHK EACH OTHER, EVEN IF THERE ARE OTHER DISTRACTIONS.

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.