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Air carrier arrival into ord voiced concern regarding STAR and runway changes including non-standard clearances; claiming both crewmembers were heads down making the changes and no one making outside observations.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 852109 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200909 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ORD.Airport |
| State Reference | IL |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | A319 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Descent |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 180 Flight Crew Total 18000 Flight Crew Type 2000 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ATC Issue All Types |
Narrative:
Clearance 10000 to 8000 direct to a new fix and assigned a new arrival plus a new runway. There was a lot of confusion among all the rj pilots; and some with myself as well. The controller sounded as if he was mad which did not help. It seems better planning could be done by ATC before all the last minute; non-standard clearances; are given. All the crews were heads down reprogramming their FMC's and nobody was clearing.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Air carrier arrival into ORD voiced concern regarding STAR and runway changes including non-standard clearances; claiming both crewmembers were heads down making the changes and no one making outside observations.
Narrative: Clearance 10000 to 8000 direct to a new fix and assigned a new arrival plus a new runway. There was a lot of confusion among all the RJ pilots; and some with myself as well. The Controller sounded as if he was mad which did not help. It seems better planning could be done by ATC before all the last minute; non-standard clearances; are given. All the crews were heads down reprogramming their FMC's and nobody was clearing.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.