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Flight crew of a B737 failed to descend in time to make a crossing restr. ATC lifted the restr after crew advised that they would be unable to comply becaue the ground DME NAVAID was OTS and they were too high.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 397470 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199803 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : mco |
| State Reference | FL |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 8000 msl bound upper : 10000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Dusk |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : mco |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other 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 : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 4500 flight time type : 30 |
| ASRS Report | 397470 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : crossing restriction not met other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Navigational Facility |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Given crossing restr (intersection) depicted on STAR, but primary NAVAID DME OTS. Because assigned altitude was at 8000 ft, we were 10000 ft, slowing, and advised would be unable to make intersection. Was advised to maintain 8000 ft and disregard intersection.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLC OF A B737 FAILED TO DSND IN TIME TO MAKE A XING RESTR. ATC LIFTED THE RESTR AFTER CREW ADVISED THAT THEY WOULD BE UNABLE TO COMPLY BECAUE THE GND DME NAVAID WAS OTS AND THEY WERE TOO HIGH.
Narrative: GIVEN XING RESTR (INTXN) DEPICTED ON STAR, BUT PRIMARY NAVAID DME OTS. BECAUSE ASSIGNED ALT WAS AT 8000 FT, WE WERE 10000 FT, SLOWING, AND ADVISED WOULD BE UNABLE TO MAKE INTXN. WAS ADVISED TO MAINTAIN 8000 FT AND DISREGARD INTXN.
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.