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First officer of B737-300 reports that during visual approach to atl runway 27L captain descended early and may have flown below the floor of the class B airspace.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 634040 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200410 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | intersection : depot |
| State Reference | GA |
| Altitude | agl single value : 1000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : a80.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-300 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Route In Use | approach : visual |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 230 flight time total : 17523 flight time type : 910 |
| ASRS Report | 634040 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : crossing restriction not met other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
We were flying into atl and told to expect a short approach. They turned us on a base leg and cleared us for the visual approach runway 27L. The captain hurried down thinking he was high and got down early. When he leveled off he was about 1000 ft AGL and was still about 4 mi outside the OM. He should have leveled at a minimum altitude of 1500 ft AGL (turbojet) and this also may have taken us below the class B airspace. I should have caught the error right away, but I was busy completing the approach and landing checklists and checking in with the tower.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FO OF B737-300 RPTS THAT DURING VISUAL APCH TO ATL RWY 27L CAPT DSNDED EARLY AND MAY HAVE FLOWN BELOW THE FLOOR OF THE CLASS B AIRSPACE.
Narrative: WE WERE FLYING INTO ATL AND TOLD TO EXPECT A SHORT APCH. THEY TURNED US ON A BASE LEG AND CLRED US FOR THE VISUAL APCH RWY 27L. THE CAPT HURRIED DOWN THINKING HE WAS HIGH AND GOT DOWN EARLY. WHEN HE LEVELED OFF HE WAS ABOUT 1000 FT AGL AND WAS STILL ABOUT 4 MI OUTSIDE THE OM. HE SHOULD HAVE LEVELED AT A MINIMUM ALT OF 1500 FT AGL (TURBOJET) AND THIS ALSO MAY HAVE TAKEN US BELOW THE CLASS B AIRSPACE. I SHOULD HAVE CAUGHT THE ERROR RIGHT AWAY, BUT I WAS BUSY COMPLETING THE APCH AND LNDG CHKLISTS AND CHKING IN WITH THE TWR.
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.