A B757-200 flight crew reported descending below the 2;500 ft restriction over the orl VOR on approa...

Narrative:

On base leg for visual approach to 18R at mco at 4;000 ft cleared for visual approach; maintain 2;500 ft until crossing orl VOR. Descent required speed brakes and flaps 20 with gear as we were well above glideslope indications (using as backup) on flight director. Approaching 2;500 ft; first officer engaged altitude hold for me but rate of descent caused us to descend approximately 200 ft below. I could have leveled at 2;500 ft but it would have been an abrupt maneuver. The 2;500 ft restriction puts the aircraft well above glideslope/glidepath at FAF and requires steep descent to maintain or get on glideslope. The winglet aircraft don't descend like previous generation aircraft. Mco controllers should allow aircraft to follow glidepath instead of putting aircraft in high situation.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B757-200 flight crew reported descending below the 2;500 FT restriction over the ORL VOR on approach to MCO Runway 18R because their rapid rate of descent on a high approach caused them to level off late.

Narrative: On base leg for visual approach to 18R at MCO at 4;000 FT cleared for visual approach; maintain 2;500 FT until crossing ORL VOR. Descent required speed brakes and flaps 20 with gear as we were well above glideslope indications (using as backup) on flight director. Approaching 2;500 FT; First Officer engaged Altitude Hold for me but rate of descent caused us to descend approximately 200 FT below. I could have leveled at 2;500 FT but it would have been an abrupt maneuver. The 2;500 FT restriction puts the aircraft well above glideslope/glidepath at FAF and requires steep descent to maintain or get on glideslope. The winglet aircraft don't descend like previous generation aircraft. MCO Controllers should allow aircraft to follow glidepath instead of putting aircraft in high situation.

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.

Attributes
ACN	885762
Time
Date	201004
Local Time Of Day	0601-1200
Place
Locale Reference	MCO.Airport
State Reference	FL
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	B757-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Initial Approach
Route In Use	Visual Approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	Pilot Flying Captain
Person 2
Function	First Officer Pilot Not Flying
Events
Anomaly	Airspace Violation All Types Deviation - Altitude Overshoot Deviation - Procedural Clearance Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy

A B757-200 flight crew reported descending below the 2;500 ft restriction over the orl VOR on approach to mco runway 18R because their rapid rate of descent on a high approach caused them to level off late.