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First officer of a B737-200 failed to slow aircraft by crossing restr. Captain caught error prior to fix, but the first officer did not sufficiently slow in time for the fix.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 432680 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199904 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | navaid : omn.vortac |
| State Reference | FL |
| Altitude | msl single value : 12000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zjx.artcc tower : rno.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other vortac |
| Flight Phase | descent : intermediate altitude |
| Route In Use | arrival star : bitho.bitho1 |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : cfi pilot : atp pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 11000 flight time type : 1500 |
| ASRS Report | 432680 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 70 flight time total : 3900 flight time type : 70 |
| ASRS Report | 432815 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : clearance other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : airspeed ind. other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : returned to original clearance other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Flight was cleared to cross lamma intersection at 12000 ft and 250 KTS. First officer was PF. Clearance was read back and understood by both pilots. During later portion of descent, I made a farewell PA to passenger. I noticed our altitude was 12000 ft as required by the STAR, but speed was still at cruise. I mentioned this to the first officer and requested use of speed brakes to slow to 250 KTS. At lamma intersection we were still at 300 KTS and slowing. The flight continued to a normal landing. Factors: my distraction from my monitoring duties prevented correction of the speed approaching lamma intersection. Also, first officer's speed reduction planning was unsatisfactory.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FO OF A B737-200 FAILED TO SLOW ACFT BY XING RESTR. CAPT CAUGHT ERROR PRIOR TO FIX, BUT THE FO DID NOT SUFFICIENTLY SLOW IN TIME FOR THE FIX.
Narrative: FLT WAS CLRED TO CROSS LAMMA INTXN AT 12000 FT AND 250 KTS. FO WAS PF. CLRNC WAS READ BACK AND UNDERSTOOD BY BOTH PLTS. DURING LATER PORTION OF DSCNT, I MADE A FAREWELL PA TO PAX. I NOTICED OUR ALT WAS 12000 FT AS REQUIRED BY THE STAR, BUT SPD WAS STILL AT CRUISE. I MENTIONED THIS TO THE FO AND REQUESTED USE OF SPD BRAKES TO SLOW TO 250 KTS. AT LAMMA INTXN WE WERE STILL AT 300 KTS AND SLOWING. THE FLT CONTINUED TO A NORMAL LNDG. FACTORS: MY DISTR FROM MY MONITORING DUTIES PREVENTED CORRECTION OF THE SPD APCHING LAMMA INTXN. ALSO, FO'S SPD REDUCTION PLANNING WAS UNSATISFACTORY.
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.