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A B737-300 descending in ZNY airspace, receives clearance to cross hayed at FL180. The first officer doesn't program the FMS properly and cancels the descent. Aircraft crossed hayed at FL250.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 379070 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199709 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : fqm |
| State Reference | PA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 18000 msl bound upper : 25000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zny |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-300 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | descent other |
| Route In Use | arrival other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : flight engineer pilot : cfi pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 300 |
| ASRS Report | 379070 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 11000 flight time type : 2500 |
| ASRS Report | 379097 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : crossing restriction not met non adherence : clearance non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other controllera other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : insufficient time none taken : detected after the fact other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
We were given a clearance to descend from FL370 to FL280 and cross hayed intersection at FL180. I had the FMC programmed to cross hayed at FL180 and I started the descent. I reset FL180 in the cruise page, which was my mistake because this deletes any restrs. Also, as I was descending, I was thinking my altitude was FL280 and not FL180 -- my mistake again. By the time I realized the mistake, it was too late for the crossing restr. Consequently, we were high on our hayed crossing of FL180. ATC asked if we were given a crossing restr. WX was VFR.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B737-300 DSNDING IN ZNY AIRSPACE, RECEIVES CLRNC TO CROSS HAYED AT FL180. THE FO DOESN'T PROGRAM THE FMS PROPERLY AND CANCELS THE DSCNT. ACFT CROSSED HAYED AT FL250.
Narrative: WE WERE GIVEN A CLRNC TO DSND FROM FL370 TO FL280 AND CROSS HAYED INTXN AT FL180. I HAD THE FMC PROGRAMMED TO CROSS HAYED AT FL180 AND I STARTED THE DSCNT. I RESET FL180 IN THE CRUISE PAGE, WHICH WAS MY MISTAKE BECAUSE THIS DELETES ANY RESTRS. ALSO, AS I WAS DSNDING, I WAS THINKING MY ALT WAS FL280 AND NOT FL180 -- MY MISTAKE AGAIN. BY THE TIME I REALIZED THE MISTAKE, IT WAS TOO LATE FOR THE XING RESTR. CONSEQUENTLY, WE WERE HIGH ON OUR HAYED XING OF FL180. ATC ASKED IF WE WERE GIVEN A XING RESTR. WX WAS VFR.
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.