Narrative:

Air carrier flight was instructed by approach to maintain 170 KTS until abc intersection and reduced to confign speed before the fix. We were instructed by tower to pick up our airspeed until abc intersection and we quickly increased airspeed to 170 KTS as instructed.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ACR CREW WAS TOLD TO MAINTAIN 170 KTS BUT SLOWED WHILE CONFIGURING ON APPROACH. TOWER REQUESTED THE ASSIGNED SPEED BE RESUMED AS INSTRUCTED.

Narrative: ACR FLT WAS INSTRUCTED BY APCH TO MAINTAIN 170 KTS UNTIL ABC INTXN AND REDUCED TO CONFIGN SPD BEFORE THE FIX. WE WERE INSTRUCTED BY TWR TO PICK UP OUR AIRSPD UNTIL ABC INTXN AND WE QUICKLY INCREASED AIRSPD TO 170 KTS AS INSTRUCTED.

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.