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An MD80 flight crew fails to reduce their speed for crossing stonz intersection in accordance with the byp BYP4 STAR for dfw, tx.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 534309 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200201 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | navaid : byp.vortac |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | msl single value : 11000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : d10.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other vortac |
| Flight Phase | descent : intermediate altitude |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : cfi pilot : atp pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 8700 flight time type : 2500 |
| ASRS Report | 534309 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : published procedure non adherence : clearance other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued advisory |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Chart Or Publication Flight Crew Human Performance Airspace Structure |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
On byp.4 STAR, first officer was flying arrival while I was working radios and reviewing approach charts, etc. Apparently, first officer failed to slow according to STAR (210 KIAS at stonz intersection). ATC inquired as to whether or not we had slowed. Upon closer review of the chart, the 210 KIAS speed reduction is listed in a separate box from the turn/course change box, as there are 2 boxes of instructions for the same intersection. Thus, when one reads the instruction box for this particular intersection, it is easy to overlook the other box for the speed. This arrival (like so many) has more fine print than necessary -- with many different speeds/courses/altitudes for different fixes and aircraft types. I should have noticed the speed box and corrected the first officer, but the workload and other flight related duties caused us to overlook the speed reduction somewhat. It might help to include speeds on the courses -- more than once.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN MD80 FLC FAILS TO REDUCE THEIR SPD FOR XING STONZ INTXN IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE BYP BYP4 STAR FOR DFW, TX.
Narrative: ON BYP.4 STAR, FO WAS FLYING ARR WHILE I WAS WORKING RADIOS AND REVIEWING APCH CHARTS, ETC. APPARENTLY, FO FAILED TO SLOW ACCORDING TO STAR (210 KIAS AT STONZ INTXN). ATC INQUIRED AS TO WHETHER OR NOT WE HAD SLOWED. UPON CLOSER REVIEW OF THE CHART, THE 210 KIAS SPD REDUCTION IS LISTED IN A SEPARATE BOX FROM THE TURN/COURSE CHANGE BOX, AS THERE ARE 2 BOXES OF INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE SAME INTXN. THUS, WHEN ONE READS THE INSTRUCTION BOX FOR THIS PARTICULAR INTXN, IT IS EASY TO OVERLOOK THE OTHER BOX FOR THE SPD. THIS ARR (LIKE SO MANY) HAS MORE FINE PRINT THAN NECESSARY -- WITH MANY DIFFERENT SPDS/COURSES/ALTS FOR DIFFERENT FIXES AND ACFT TYPES. I SHOULD HAVE NOTICED THE SPD BOX AND CORRECTED THE FO, BUT THE WORKLOAD AND OTHER FLT RELATED DUTIES CAUSED US TO OVERLOOK THE SPD REDUCTION SOMEWHAT. IT MIGHT HELP TO INCLUDE SPDS ON THE COURSES -- MORE THAN ONCE.
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.