First officer of a B727 exceeded airspeed maximum below 10000 ft MSL during descent to sdf.

Attributes
ACN	500621
Time
Date	200102
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	navaid : ewo.vor
State Reference	KY
Altitude	msl bound lower : 9200 msl bound upper : 10000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : sdf.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B727 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other other vortac
Flight Phase	descent : vacating altitude
Route In Use	approach : traffic pattern
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 70 flight time total : 3000 flight time type : 600
ASRS Report	500621
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	flight crew : returned to intended or assigned course other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I was flying a high speed arrival, which is 340 KIAS to 10000 ft, when I passed 10000 ft at 340 KIAS. I was tired and I was following a step-down altitude assignment by ATC. When passing 10000 ft, I did not slow. The captain and I both noticed the speed at about 9200 ft MSL. At that time, I used the speed brake and level flight to slow to 250 KIAS. The controllers did not say anything about my speed.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FO OF A B727 EXCEEDED AIRSPD MAX BELOW 10000 FT MSL DURING DSCNT TO SDF.

Narrative: I WAS FLYING A HIGH SPD ARR, WHICH IS 340 KIAS TO 10000 FT, WHEN I PASSED 10000 FT AT 340 KIAS. I WAS TIRED AND I WAS FOLLOWING A STEP-DOWN ALT ASSIGNMENT BY ATC. WHEN PASSING 10000 FT, I DID NOT SLOW. THE CAPT AND I BOTH NOTICED THE SPD AT ABOUT 9200 FT MSL. AT THAT TIME, I USED THE SPD BRAKE AND LEVEL FLT TO SLOW TO 250 KIAS. THE CTLRS DID NOT SAY ANYTHING ABOUT MY SPD.

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.