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An airbus 340 departs atl on the atl 5 SID and fails to comply with the speed instruction of 250 KTS.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 607035 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200401 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : atl.airport |
| State Reference | GA |
| Altitude | msl single value : 4000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : a80.tracon tower : atl.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | A340 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Route In Use | departure sid : atl five |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : departure |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Experience | controller radar : 17 controller time certified in position1 : 13 |
| ASRS Report | 607035 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | atc equipment other atc equipment : radar other controllera other controllerb other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued advisory controller : issued new clearance |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Aircraft X departed runway 27R at atl. As the aircraft got about 7 mi southwest, I observed their ground speed at 160 KTS. I told the aircraft to increase speed to 250 KTS and asked the pilots their speed (165 KTS). According to the atlanta 5 departure, aircraft are required to immediately accelerate to 250 KTS or advise the tower. Atl tower routinely clears aircraft for takeoff based on pilots adhering to the SID requirements. A heavy airbus climbing out at 165 KTS with subsequent aircraft climbing out at 250 KTS will very quickly become an unsafe situation.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN AIRBUS 340 DEPARTS ATL ON THE ATL 5 SID AND FAILS TO COMPLY WITH THE SPD INSTRUCTION OF 250 KTS.
Narrative: ACFT X DEPARTED RWY 27R AT ATL. AS THE ACFT GOT ABOUT 7 MI SW, I OBSERVED THEIR GND SPD AT 160 KTS. I TOLD THE ACFT TO INCREASE SPD TO 250 KTS AND ASKED THE PLTS THEIR SPD (165 KTS). ACCORDING TO THE ATLANTA 5 DEP, ACFT ARE REQUIRED TO IMMEDIATELY ACCELERATE TO 250 KTS OR ADVISE THE TWR. ATL TWR ROUTINELY CLRS ACFT FOR TKOF BASED ON PLTS ADHERING TO THE SID REQUIREMENTS. A HVY AIRBUS CLBING OUT AT 165 KTS WITH SUBSEQUENT ACFT CLBING OUT AT 250 KTS WILL VERY QUICKLY BECOME AN UNSAFE SIT.
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.