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Due to strong tailwinds and a late runway change descending into dfw; an MD80 missed the crossing restriction by 800 ft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 771813 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200801 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : dfw.airport |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | msl single value : 12000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| 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 |
| Flight Phase | descent : vacating altitude |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| ASRS Report | 771813 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| ASRS Report | 771812 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : crossing restriction not met non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure non adherence : clearance |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Environmental Factor ATC Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
Narrative:
During descent clearance to cross boids intersection at 11000 ft. We had a runway change and had to brief a CAT 3 autoland. Also had stronger than planned tailwinds. I missed the crossing restr by 800 ft; due to distrs.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: DUE TO STRONG TAILWINDS AND A LATE RWY CHANGE DSNDING INTO DFW; AN MD80 MISSED THE CROSSING RESTRICTION BY 800 FT.
Narrative: DURING DSCNT CLRNC TO CROSS BOIDS INTXN AT 11000 FT. WE HAD A RWY CHANGE AND HAD TO BRIEF A CAT 3 AUTOLAND. ALSO HAD STRONGER THAN PLANNED TAILWINDS. I MISSED THE XING RESTR BY 800 FT; DUE TO DISTRS.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 2009 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.