<< >> NASA ASRS Report 420600, November 1998

Flight crew of a B757 undershot arrival descent fix due to forgetting to reprogram the FMC for the next fix and crew discussing expected approach.

Attributes
ACN	420600
Time
Date	199811
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : fjc
State Reference	PA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 13000 msl bound upper : 14000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	descent other
Route In Use	arrival other arrival star : star enroute airway : zny
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 25000 flight time type : 1600
ASRS Report	420600
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : crossing restriction not met altitude deviation : undershoot non adherence : published procedure non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Cleared to cross vibes intersection at 13000 ft. Forgot to put FL180 in cruise page from previous descent and re-enter VNAV, resulting in late descent and crossing vibes at 14000 ft. Both crew members were discussing expected approach when event occurred.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC OF A B757 UNDERSHOT ARR DSCNT FIX DUE TO FORGETTING TO REPROGRAM THE FMC FOR THE NEXT FIX AND CREW DISCUSSING EXPECTED APCH.

Narrative: CLRED TO CROSS VIBES INTXN AT 13000 FT. FORGOT TO PUT FL180 IN CRUISE PAGE FROM PREVIOUS DSCNT AND RE-ENTER VNAV, RESULTING IN LATE DSCNT AND XING VIBES AT 14000 FT. BOTH CREW MEMBERS WERE DISCUSSING EXPECTED APCH WHEN EVENT OCCURRED.

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.