Air carrier exceeds 250 KTS below 10000 ft.

Attributes
ACN	464060
Time
Date	200002
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
State Reference	NJ
Altitude	msl single value : 9000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zny.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	A310
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	descent : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp pilot : cfi
ASRS Report	464060
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far non adherence : clearance other anomaly
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

ATC requested descent to cross bwz at 9000 ft. Last airspeed given was to maintain 280 KTS. Started leveloff and first officer called out airspeed (airspeed above 250 KTS below 10000 ft). Slowed aircraft to 250 KTS, maintained 9000 ft.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR EXCEEDS 250 KTS BELOW 10000 FT.

Narrative: ATC REQUESTED DSCNT TO CROSS BWZ AT 9000 FT. LAST AIRSPD GIVEN WAS TO MAINTAIN 280 KTS. STARTED LEVELOFF AND FO CALLED OUT AIRSPD (AIRSPD ABOVE 250 KTS BELOW 10000 FT). SLOWED ACFT TO 250 KTS, MAINTAINED 9000 FT.

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.