Crj flight crew reports crossing cri at 1;100 ft after commencing the VOR approach to runway 13L at ...

Attributes
ACN	900193
Time
Date	201007
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	JFK.Airport
State Reference	NY
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Regional Jet CL65 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Initial Approach
Person 1
Function	Pilot Not Flying First Officer
Qualification	Flight Crew Commercial
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 90 Flight Crew Total 9700 Flight Crew Type 8500
Person 2
Function	Pilot Flying Captain
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 250 Flight Crew Total 21500 Flight Crew Type 10000
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Deviation - Altitude Crossing Restriction Not Met

Narrative:

VOR 13L at jfk cross asalt at 3;000 and cri at 1;500 mandatory. I; the first officer; asked for 13R visual. Tower said cleared us for the visual to 13R. At that time I noticed we were descending through 1;500 ft approaching cri and crossed it at 1;100. No ATC query at all and landed uneventful on 13R. The crj continues to be an oven up front. The packs are not blowing cold air; and the volume of air is low. We flew 15 hrs day 3 and 4 with 9:55 and 8:55 rest on the ground. Adding the minimum rest plus the heat caused two experienced pilots to make mistakes that normally would not have happened. Neither caused an ATC problem; but our very difficult/uncomfortable work environment is leading us to this area. [We were] too hot and very little rest. The AC system is in dire need of repair. Packs are not blowing air and my captain and I have bought store sunshades to keep the cockpits cool on the ground.fix these airplanes. I flew these jets new and the packs worked; they could freeze a piece of meat. Now it is not working as new and needs to be repaired. I can only drink so much water in the hot cockpit. A comfortable cockpit environment leads to a safe one where decisions can be made in a real way as opposed to missing basic things due to fatigue and heat.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CRJ flight crew reports crossing CRI at 1;100 FT after commencing the VOR approach to Runway 13L at JFK; then being cleared for the visual to Runway 13R. Fatigue and a very hot cockpit are cited as factors in the incident.

Narrative: VOR 13L at JFK cross ASALT at 3;000 and CRI at 1;500 mandatory. I; the First Officer; asked for 13R visual. Tower said cleared us for the visual to 13R. At that time I noticed we were descending through 1;500 FT approaching CRI and crossed it at 1;100. No ATC query at all and landed uneventful on 13R. The CRJ continues to be an oven up front. The packs are not blowing cold air; and the volume of air is low. We flew 15 hrs day 3 and 4 with 9:55 and 8:55 rest on the ground. Adding the minimum rest plus the heat caused two experienced pilots to make mistakes that normally would not have happened. Neither caused an ATC problem; but our very difficult/uncomfortable work environment is leading us to this area. [We were] too hot and very little rest. The AC system is in dire need of repair. Packs are not blowing air and my Captain and I have bought store sunshades to keep the cockpits cool on the ground.Fix these airplanes. I flew these jets new and the packs worked; they could freeze a piece of meat. Now it is not working as new and needs to be repaired. I can only drink so much water in the hot cockpit. A comfortable cockpit environment leads to a safe one where decisions can be made in a real way as opposed to missing basic things due to fatigue and heat.

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.

Crj flight crew reports crossing cri at 1;100 ft after commencing the VOR approach to runway 13L at jfk; then being cleared for the visual to runway 13R. Fatigue and a very hot cockpit are cited as factors in the incident.