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A descending DC9-40 flight crew crosses dubbl intersection at 8000 ft when the altitude was supposed to be 11000 ft or higher.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 411920 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199808 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : vkz |
| State Reference | FL |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 8000 msl bound upper : 11000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : mia tower : hef |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | DC-9 40 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| 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 : flight engineer pilot : cfi pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 2000 |
| ASRS Report | 411920 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 160 flight time total : 6000 flight time type : 2000 |
| ASRS Report | 411910 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : overshoot altitude deviation : crossing restriction not met non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Was cleared to cross dubbl intersection at or above 11000 ft to maintain 7000 ft at mrlin on arrival. Got busy, forgot the 11000 ft and crossed it at 8000 ft or so headed for 7000 ft at mrlin. Tight drop, was worried about being high at mrlin.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A DSNDING DC9-40 FLC CROSSES DUBBL INTXN AT 8000 FT WHEN THE ALT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE 11000 FT OR HIGHER.
Narrative: WAS CLRED TO CROSS DUBBL INTXN AT OR ABOVE 11000 FT TO MAINTAIN 7000 FT AT MRLIN ON ARR. GOT BUSY, FORGOT THE 11000 FT AND CROSSED IT AT 8000 FT OR SO HEADED FOR 7000 FT AT MRLIN. TIGHT DROP, WAS WORRIED ABOUT BEING HIGH AT MRLIN.
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.