<< >> NASA ASRS Report 921247, November 2010

Confronted with very high workloads; bad weather; holding patterns and a passenger with a problem; the flight crew of a B737-800 did not realize their clearance out of the holding pattern and resume the STAR included the admonition to comply with the charted crossing restrictions.

Attributes
ACN	921247
Time
Date	201011
Local Time Of Day	0001-0600
Place
Locale Reference	SEA.Airport
State Reference	WA
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	B737-800
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Descent
Route In Use	STAR CHINS 6
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	First Officer Pilot Not Flying
Person 2
Function	Captain Pilot Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Events
Anomaly	Deviation - Altitude Crossing Restriction Not Met Deviation - Procedural Clearance Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Illness

Narrative:

On the chins 6 arrival; cleared to hold as published. Flight attendant called with write ups and to report a child with a severe nose bleed. Holding at FL200 we were cleared to 17;000. Around the same time we were cleared out of the hold; just north of raddy right turn direct raddy then via remainder of the chinns 6; maintain 12;000 but slow to 250 KTS. In a right descending turn as we approached 15;000 and just prior to raddy; ATC called to confirm our altitude. He then re-cleared us to descend to and maintain 12;000. Then he let us know that he had wanted us to comply with the restrictions. The flight was completed without further events.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: Confronted with very high workloads; bad weather; holding patterns and a passenger with a problem; the flight crew of a B737-800 did not realize their clearance out of the holding pattern and resume the STAR included the admonition to comply with the charted crossing restrictions.

Narrative: On the CHINS 6 ARR; cleared to hold as published. Flight Attendant called with write ups and to report a child with a severe nose bleed. Holding at FL200 we were cleared to 17;000. Around the same time we were cleared out of the hold; just north of RADDY right turn direct RADDY then via remainder of the CHINNS 6; MAINTAIN 12;000 but slow to 250 KTS. In a right descending turn as we approached 15;000 and just prior to RADDY; ATC called to confirm our altitude. He then re-cleared us to descend to and maintain 12;000. Then he let us know that he had wanted us to comply with the restrictions. The flight was completed without further events.

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.