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A B757 captain admitted being distracted by an flight attendant interruption, causing him to neglect the monitoring of the first officer on making the crossing restr with A80.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 517970 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200107 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | intersection : logen |
| State Reference | GA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 14000 msl bound upper : 15200 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : dfw.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Flight Phase | descent : intermediate altitude |
| Route In Use | arrival star : macey 2 |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 18000 flight time type : 900 |
| ASRS Report | 517970 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : crossing restriction not met non adherence : far non adherence : clearance non adherence : company policies non adherence : published procedure |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Cabin Crew Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
We were cleared to cross the logen intersection on the macey 2 arrival into atl. The clearance was to cross at 14000 ft. During the FMS controled descent, we were instructed to slow to 280 KTS. I intervened manually with the autoplt, removing the FMS from controling the autoplt. After slowing, it appeared we would make the crossing restr. At that time a flight attendant entered the cockpit. This distraction caused us to go high on the descent. We were about 1200 ft high (approximately 15200 ft) at logen intersection. I allowed the distraction of the flight attendant to take my attention away from the descent profile and missed that the aircraft was going high and drag was required to make the crossing.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B757 CAPT ADMITTED BEING DISTRACTED BY AN FLT ATTENDANT INTERRUPTION, CAUSING HIM TO NEGLECT THE MONITORING OF THE FO ON MAKING THE XING RESTR WITH A80.
Narrative: WE WERE CLRED TO CROSS THE LOGEN INTXN ON THE MACEY 2 ARR INTO ATL. THE CLRNC WAS TO CROSS AT 14000 FT. DURING THE FMS CTLED DSCNT, WE WERE INSTRUCTED TO SLOW TO 280 KTS. I INTERVENED MANUALLY WITH THE AUTOPLT, REMOVING THE FMS FROM CTLING THE AUTOPLT. AFTER SLOWING, IT APPEARED WE WOULD MAKE THE XING RESTR. AT THAT TIME A FLT ATTENDANT ENTERED THE COCKPIT. THIS DISTR CAUSED US TO GO HIGH ON THE DSCNT. WE WERE ABOUT 1200 FT HIGH (APPROX 15200 FT) AT LOGEN INTXN. I ALLOWED THE DISTR OF THE FLT ATTENDANT TO TAKE MY ATTN AWAY FROM THE DSCNT PROFILE AND MISSED THAT THE ACFT WAS GOING HIGH AND DRAG WAS REQUIRED TO MAKE THE XING.
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.