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A B737-200 first officer reduces the rate of descent prior to the cleared to intersection and doesn't make the altitude crossing restr as given by ATC.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 430050 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199903 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : zma.artcc |
| State Reference | FL |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 7000 msl bound upper : 7400 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zma.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach descent : intermediate altitude |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 3000 |
| ASRS Report | 430050 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine |
| 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 |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
We were told to cross an intersection at 7000 ft. Right before we got there, the copilot reduced the rate of descent on the autoplt. I didn't notice and we were high over the intersection.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B737-200 FO REDUCES THE RATE OF DSCNT PRIOR TO THE CLRED TO INTXN AND DOESN'T MAKE THE ALT XING RESTR AS GIVEN BY ATC.
Narrative: WE WERE TOLD TO CROSS AN INTXN AT 7000 FT. RIGHT BEFORE WE GOT THERE, THE COPLT REDUCED THE RATE OF DSCNT ON THE AUTOPLT. I DIDN'T NOTICE AND WE WERE HIGH OVER THE 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.