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An air carrier FK10 flight crew forgot to start descent after receiving their new assigned altitude. The ARTCC controller canceled their clearance after a few mins. Flight crew was cleared to descend later.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 395710 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199803 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : fuz |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 24000 msl bound upper : 35000 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zfw |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Fokker 100 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | cruise 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 | 395710 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| ASRS Report | 395709 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : undershoot non adherence : clearance non adherence : far 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 | other |
Narrative:
We were issued a new arrival clearance into dfw from the bonham arrival to the jonez arrival. Also issued was an altitude change from FL350 to FL240. The frequency was extremely busy, there was an air carrier flight with a similar call sign and I had never heard of the jonez arrival. With all this in mind I got involved in finding and setting up the new arrival and forgot to set in the new altitude. ATC made a comment to us about 3-5 mins later. We were told to maintain FL350 now. I do not know if we caused any problems by not descending right away. ATC never said anything else about it.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN ACR FK10 FLC FORGOT TO START DSCNT AFTER RECEIVING THEIR NEW ASSIGNED ALT. THE ARTCC CTLR CANCELED THEIR CLRNC AFTER A FEW MINS. FLC WAS CLRED TO DSND LATER.
Narrative: WE WERE ISSUED A NEW ARR CLRNC INTO DFW FROM THE BONHAM ARR TO THE JONEZ ARR. ALSO ISSUED WAS AN ALT CHANGE FROM FL350 TO FL240. THE FREQ WAS EXTREMELY BUSY, THERE WAS AN ACR FLT WITH A SIMILAR CALL SIGN AND I HAD NEVER HEARD OF THE JONEZ ARR. WITH ALL THIS IN MIND I GOT INVOLVED IN FINDING AND SETTING UP THE NEW ARR AND FORGOT TO SET IN THE NEW ALT. ATC MADE A COMMENT TO US ABOUT 3-5 MINS LATER. WE WERE TOLD TO MAINTAIN FL350 NOW. I DO NOT KNOW IF WE CAUSED ANY PROBS BY NOT DSNDING RIGHT AWAY. ATC NEVER SAID ANYTHING ELSE ABOUT IT.
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.