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Captain of an medium large transport forgot to descend from his cruising altitude to meet a crossing restr altitude due to distraction of physical illness and first officer making a PA.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 430780 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199903 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | navaid : dqn.vortac |
| State Reference | OH |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 31000 msl bound upper : 33000 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Dusk |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 3000 |
| ASRS Report | 430780 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : crossing restriction not met non adherence : clearance |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued alert 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:
Was given clearance to cross 55 mi south of dqn at FL310. We were cruising northbound at FL330. I was feeling bad abdominal gas pains at the time and the first officer went off to talk on PA. I simply was distraction and forgot to descend!
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CAPT OF AN MLG FORGOT TO DSND FROM HIS CRUISING ALT TO MEET A XING RESTR ALT DUE TO DISTR OF PHYSICAL ILLNESS AND FO MAKING A PA.
Narrative: WAS GIVEN CLRNC TO CROSS 55 MI S OF DQN AT FL310. WE WERE CRUISING NBOUND AT FL330. I WAS FEELING BAD ABDOMINAL GAS PAINS AT THE TIME AND THE FO WENT OFF TO TALK ON PA. I SIMPLY WAS DISTR AND FORGOT TO DSND!
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.