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A B737 PIC fails to observe his first officer's descent performance while he is checking on connecting flight information for the flight attendant. Aircraft crosses fix 800 ft too high 70 mi west of sso, az.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 467410 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200003 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| State Reference | AZ |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 28000 msl bound upper : 28800 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zab.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | cruise : enroute altitude change descent : intermediate altitude |
| Route In Use | arrival star : ns |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 20000 flight time type : 14000 |
| ASRS Report | 467410 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : crossing restriction not met altitude deviation : undershoot non adherence : clearance other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : insufficient time |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Environmental Factor Flight Crew Human Performance Cabin Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Cleared to cross itemm intersection at FL280. First officer was flying and started the descent at proper time. Flight attendant called up from cabin and asked me to check on connecting flts. First officer shallowed descent rate and I noticed too late restr would not be made. We ended up 800 ft high. Could not get in a transmission in time to alert ATC. I take full responsibility since this was a new first officer on his third trip. I should have told flight attendant I would call her back and paid attention to the restr.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B737 PIC FAILS TO OBSERVE HIS FO'S DSCNT PERFORMANCE WHILE HE IS CHKING ON CONNECTING FLT INFO FOR THE FLT ATTENDANT. ACFT CROSSES FIX 800 FT TOO HIGH 70 MI W OF SSO, AZ.
Narrative: CLRED TO CROSS ITEMM INTXN AT FL280. FO WAS FLYING AND STARTED THE DSCNT AT PROPER TIME. FLT ATTENDANT CALLED UP FROM CABIN AND ASKED ME TO CHK ON CONNECTING FLTS. FO SHALLOWED DSCNT RATE AND I NOTICED TOO LATE RESTR WOULD NOT BE MADE. WE ENDED UP 800 FT HIGH. COULD NOT GET IN A XMISSION IN TIME TO ALERT ATC. I TAKE FULL RESPONSIBILITY SINCE THIS WAS A NEW FO ON HIS THIRD TRIP. I SHOULD HAVE TOLD FLT ATTENDANT I WOULD CALL HER BACK AND PAID ATTN TO THE RESTR.
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.