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Altitude excursion after a B757 flight crew is cleared for an ILS approach in VMC north of mkjs, first officer.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 544434 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200204 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : mbjt.airport |
| State Reference | FO |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 1900 msl bound upper : 4000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : mkjk.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | ils localizer & glide slope : 7 other |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Route In Use | approach : instrument precision |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 544434 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : excursion from assigned altitude altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : company policies non adherence : published procedure non adherence : clearance other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued advisory controller : issued new clearance none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Chart Or Publication Airport ATC Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
ATC facility: sangster approach, mbj. Location: mbj approach. On approach ILS/DME to runway 7 at mbj in visual conditions, control cleared us for the approach. We interpreted the approach clearance and procedures to mean that we could descend to the FAF altitude of 1900 ft and we began a descent to that altitude, instead of the 3000 ft restr until omaxi. Passing through 3000 ft, approach control called and asked us to report the altitude we were descending to. We reported descending to 1900 ft and reported field in sight. They then switched us to tower for a visual approach. Language was a factor in this event. We had to ask for nearly every transmission to be repeated and misunderstood one of them.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ALT EXCURSION AFTER A B757 FLC IS CLRED FOR AN ILS APCH IN VMC N OF MKJS, FO.
Narrative: ATC FACILITY: SANGSTER APCH, MBJ. LOCATION: MBJ APCH. ON APCH ILS/DME TO RWY 7 AT MBJ IN VISUAL CONDITIONS, CTL CLRED US FOR THE APCH. WE INTERPED THE APCH CLRNC AND PROCS TO MEAN THAT WE COULD DSND TO THE FAF ALT OF 1900 FT AND WE BEGAN A DSCNT TO THAT ALT, INSTEAD OF THE 3000 FT RESTR UNTIL OMAXI. PASSING THROUGH 3000 FT, APCH CTL CALLED AND ASKED US TO RPT THE ALT WE WERE DSNDING TO. WE RPTED DSNDING TO 1900 FT AND RPTED FIELD IN SIGHT. THEY THEN SWITCHED US TO TWR FOR A VISUAL APCH. LANGUAGE WAS A FACTOR IN THIS EVENT. WE HAD TO ASK FOR NEARLY EVERY XMISSION TO BE REPEATED AND MISUNDERSTOOD ONE OF THEM.
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.