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Medium large transport aircraft with crossing restr altitude clearance, captain inserted into FMS but failed to execute, realized aircraft wasn't descending and took over manually, but didn't make restr.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 369050 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199703 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : ric |
| State Reference | VA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 29000 msl bound upper : 33000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zdc |
| 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 | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 170 flight time total : 6100 flight time type : 2400 |
| ASRS Report | 369050 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : crossing restriction not met altitude deviation : undershoot non adherence : clearance other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : insufficient time |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Arrived at our assigned altitude of FL290 at jaxsn intersection approximately 4 mi late (after jaxsn intersection). The captain was flying and when he was programming the FMS for the jaxsn restr of FL290, he apparently did not hit the 'execute' button hard enough to enter it in the FMS. I saw the restr in the box but the throttles were in the way of his control panel, so I didn't see the white execute light 'on.' as we approached the fix, the aircraft didn't descend and I advised the captain. He took over manually and used speed brakes in an attempt to meet the restr. Nothing was said by the controllers.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: MLG ACFT WITH XING RESTR ALT CLRNC, CAPT INSERTED INTO FMS BUT FAILED TO EXECUTE, REALIZED ACFT WASN'T DSNDING AND TOOK OVER MANUALLY, BUT DIDN'T MAKE RESTR.
Narrative: ARRIVED AT OUR ASSIGNED ALT OF FL290 AT JAXSN INTXN APPROX 4 MI LATE (AFTER JAXSN INTXN). THE CAPT WAS FLYING AND WHEN HE WAS PROGRAMMING THE FMS FOR THE JAXSN RESTR OF FL290, HE APPARENTLY DID NOT HIT THE 'EXECUTE' BUTTON HARD ENOUGH TO ENTER IT IN THE FMS. I SAW THE RESTR IN THE BOX BUT THE THROTTLES WERE IN THE WAY OF HIS CTL PANEL, SO I DIDN'T SEE THE WHITE EXECUTE LIGHT 'ON.' AS WE APCHED THE FIX, THE ACFT DIDN'T DSND AND I ADVISED THE CAPT. HE TOOK OVER MANUALLY AND USED SPD BRAKES IN AN ATTEMPT TO MEET THE RESTR. NOTHING WAS SAID BY THE CTLRS.
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.