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B717 flight crew experienced clearance problem with ZME controller reference timing of climb clearance.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 598564 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200311 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | navaid : aex.vortac |
| State Reference | LA |
| Altitude | msl single value : 35000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zme.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B717 (Formerly MD-95) |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 70 flight time total : 8500 flight time type : 4000 |
| ASRS Report | 598564 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 11000 flight time type : 3000 |
| ASRS Report | 598565 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : clearance |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : insufficient time |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | ATC Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
Narrative:
While climbing en route to hou, ZME asked us to be at FL350 by XA30 and 1/4 mi (estimated) and gave us a time hack which myself and the first officer set our clocks to. Climbing through FL345 with 45 seconds to go till our time was up, ATC asked about our altitude. When we told him we had 500 ft to go he said that was bad and we were 1 min late, plus there was traffic at our 1 O'clock position just below us. I never had him on TCASII plus I was still showing 45 more seconds to spare.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B717 FLT CREW EXPERIENCED CLRNC PROB WITH ZME CTLR REF TIMING OF CLB CLRNC.
Narrative: WHILE CLBING ENRTE TO HOU, ZME ASKED US TO BE AT FL350 BY XA30 AND 1/4 MI (ESTIMATED) AND GAVE US A TIME HACK WHICH MYSELF AND THE FO SET OUR CLOCKS TO. CLBING THROUGH FL345 WITH 45 SECONDS TO GO TILL OUR TIME WAS UP, ATC ASKED ABOUT OUR ALT. WHEN WE TOLD HIM WE HAD 500 FT TO GO HE SAID THAT WAS BAD AND WE WERE 1 MIN LATE, PLUS THERE WAS TFC AT OUR 1 O'CLOCK POS JUST BELOW US. I NEVER HAD HIM ON TCASII PLUS I WAS STILL SHOWING 45 MORE SECONDS TO SPARE.
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.