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An air carrier MD80 flight crew slow, apparently in response to turbulence, and were high on their profile to cross gregs and the ARTCC controller gave them a vector to assist them on their descent.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 373460 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199707 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : cve |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 11000 msl bound upper : 11000 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zfw |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Super 80 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | descent other |
| Route In Use | arrival other arrival star : star |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 373460 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation other |
Narrative:
Given gregs at 11000 ft/250 KTS, during descent slowed to 280 KTS, asked if we could make descent, said yes. ATC vectored us south for descent. No conflicts noticed. Would have been tight good heads up by ATC.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN ACR MD80 FLC SLOW, APPARENTLY IN RESPONSE TO TURB, AND WERE HIGH ON THEIR PROFILE TO CROSS GREGS AND THE ARTCC CTLR GAVE THEM A VECTOR TO ASSIST THEM ON THEIR DSCNT.
Narrative: GIVEN GREGS AT 11000 FT/250 KTS, DURING DSCNT SLOWED TO 280 KTS, ASKED IF WE COULD MAKE DSCNT, SAID YES. ATC VECTORED US S FOR DSCNT. NO CONFLICTS NOTICED. WOULD HAVE BEEN TIGHT GOOD HEADS UP BY ATC.
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.