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An air carrier medium large transport flight crew crossed a descent fix 3000 ft high. They improperly entered the crossing fix in the FMC and did not monitor the aircraft's progress.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 373260 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199707 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : bld |
| State Reference | NV |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 12000 msl bound upper : 15000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zla |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | descent other |
| Route In Use | enroute airway : zla |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 270 flight time total : 7500 |
| ASRS Report | 373260 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : undershoot altitude deviation : crossing restriction not met non adherence : far non adherence : clearance |
| Independent Detector | other controllera other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Missed assigned crossing restr by approximately 3000 ft, 'cross bld 16000 ft 25 mi at 12000 ft.' reason: entered the 12000 ft restr on the FMC at bld versus the bld 160 degree/25 mi fix. Failed to xchk descent/restr progress with VOR!
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN ACR MLG FLC CROSSED A DSCNT FIX 3000 FT HIGH. THEY IMPROPERLY ENTERED THE XING FIX IN THE FMC AND DID NOT MONITOR THE ACFT'S PROGRESS.
Narrative: MISSED ASSIGNED XING RESTR BY APPROX 3000 FT, 'CROSS BLD 16000 FT 25 MI AT 12000 FT.' REASON: ENTERED THE 12000 FT RESTR ON THE FMC AT BLD VERSUS THE BLD 160 DEG/25 MI FIX. FAILED TO XCHK DSCNT/RESTR PROGRESS WITH VOR!
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.