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B757 flight crew fails to make an altitude crossing restr. First officer, PF, had not set up the spoilers for increased drag when the PIC realized that the crossing was going to be close. PIC later distraction with ACARS.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 372350 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199706 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : ukw |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 24000 msl bound upper : 24800 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zfw |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | descent other |
| Route In Use | arrival other enroute other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| ASRS Report | 372350 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 372633 |
| 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:
ZFW. Copilot flying with clearance to cross 50 mi west of bowie at FL240. During descent, captain pointed to FMC calling for drag as he was doing change over. Captain got distraction as ACARS requested miscellaneous 52. Copilot late using drag. The frequency was clobbered and we crossed at FL248 vice FL240. No comments from ATC and no aircraft on TCASII near our position. Captain should have been more direct in pointing out the need for drag.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B757 FLC FAILS TO MAKE AN ALT XING RESTR. FO, PF, HAD NOT SET UP THE SPOILERS FOR INCREASED DRAG WHEN THE PIC REALIZED THAT THE XING WAS GOING TO BE CLOSE. PIC LATER DISTR WITH ACARS.
Narrative: ZFW. COPLT FLYING WITH CLRNC TO CROSS 50 MI W OF BOWIE AT FL240. DURING DSCNT, CAPT POINTED TO FMC CALLING FOR DRAG AS HE WAS DOING CHANGE OVER. CAPT GOT DISTR AS ACARS REQUESTED MISC 52. COPLT LATE USING DRAG. THE FREQ WAS CLOBBERED AND WE CROSSED AT FL248 VICE FL240. NO COMMENTS FROM ATC AND NO ACFT ON TCASII NEAR OUR POS. CAPT SHOULD HAVE BEEN MORE DIRECT IN POINTING OUT THE NEED FOR DRAG.
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.