Air carrier crew arriving at the dallas-ft worth airport flies the arrival to dallas love that has the same name and routing but different altitude restrs for crossing some fixes.

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Attributes
ACN	475620
Time
Date	200006
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	intersection : bambe
State Reference	TX
Altitude	msl bound lower : 11000 msl bound upper : 13000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zfw.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	descent : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	arrival star : bowie.six
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 225 flight time total : 6500 flight time type : 260
ASRS Report	475620
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : private pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 9000 flight time type : 700
ASRS Report	475619
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : crossing restriction not met non adherence : clearance other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Chart Or Publication
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

We were cleared bowie six arrival to dfw. First officer was flying. First officer was using bowie six arrival plate for dallas love instead of dfw. Both arrival plates look similar. There should be something on the dallas love plates that indicates 'dallas love' or the names of the arrs should be different. We were given numerous step-down clrncs to FL240, 13000 ft, then to cross bambe at 11000 ft as indicated on the dfw arrival (but not the dallas love arrival). The first officer did not have his altitude entered in the CDU at the time so he entered it upon receiving the clearance. Due to the high workload at the time the first officer forgot to enter the new altitude 11000 ft in the mode control panel and the captain forgot to double-check and confirm it. The autoplt started leveling off 5 mi before bambe at 13000 ft when we realized our mistake. No statement made by ATC and no conflict with traffic.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR CREW ARRIVING AT THE DALLAS-FT WORTH ARPT FLIES THE ARR TO DALLAS LOVE THAT HAS THE SAME NAME AND ROUTING BUT DIFFERENT ALT RESTRS FOR XING SOME FIXES.

Narrative: WE WERE CLRED BOWIE SIX ARR TO DFW. FO WAS FLYING. FO WAS USING BOWIE SIX ARR PLATE FOR DALLAS LOVE INSTEAD OF DFW. BOTH ARR PLATES LOOK SIMILAR. THERE SHOULD BE SOMETHING ON THE DALLAS LOVE PLATES THAT INDICATES 'DALLAS LOVE' OR THE NAMES OF THE ARRS SHOULD BE DIFFERENT. WE WERE GIVEN NUMEROUS STEP-DOWN CLRNCS TO FL240, 13000 FT, THEN TO CROSS BAMBE AT 11000 FT AS INDICATED ON THE DFW ARR (BUT NOT THE DALLAS LOVE ARR). THE FO DID NOT HAVE HIS ALT ENTERED IN THE CDU AT THE TIME SO HE ENTERED IT UPON RECEIVING THE CLRNC. DUE TO THE HIGH WORKLOAD AT THE TIME THE FO FORGOT TO ENTER THE NEW ALT 11000 FT IN THE MODE CTL PANEL AND THE CAPT FORGOT TO DOUBLE-CHK AND CONFIRM IT. THE AUTOPLT STARTED LEVELING OFF 5 MI BEFORE BAMBE AT 13000 FT WHEN WE REALIZED OUR MISTAKE. NO STATEMENT MADE BY ATC AND NO CONFLICT WITH TFC.

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.