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Medium transport flight crew descended below the MEA at an intermidiate fix due to having programmed a lower crossing restriction for the next fix on the arrival. Altitude deviation noted by ATC.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1150346 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201402 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | PDX.Airport |
| State Reference | OR |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Descent |
| Route In Use | STAR HHOOD TWO |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | First Officer Pilot Not Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Total 18000 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Altitude Overshoot Deviation - Procedural Clearance Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
Narrative:
Descending into pdx via HHOOD2 RNAV arrival; jknox transition; [we] had 10;000 ft set in altitude preselect for crossing restriction at hhood. [I] failed to catch; as pilot not flying; [our] descent below 13;000 ft (MEA) prior to bayyr intersection. Sea center asked to verify maintaining 13;000 and issued clearance to maintain 13;000 until bayyr. [We should have] focused on altitude restrictions highlighted in arrival page boxes and displayed on mcdu and nd screens. In the future; [I] will expand my scrutiny to include published meas as well. Event spotlights limitation of ipad format to highlight published information. Also; redesign of arrival plate to include meas as restrictions in boxes might be helpful.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Medium Transport flight crew descended below the MEA at an intermidiate fix due to having programmed a lower crossing restriction for the next fix on the arrival. Altitude deviation noted by ATC.
Narrative: Descending into PDX via HHOOD2 RNAV arrival; JKNOX transition; [we] had 10;000 FT set in altitude preselect for crossing restriction at HHOOD. [I] failed to catch; as pilot not flying; [our] descent below 13;000 FT (MEA) prior to BAYYR Intersection. SEA Center asked to verify maintaining 13;000 and issued clearance to maintain 13;000 until BAYYR. [We should have] focused on altitude restrictions highlighted in arrival page boxes and displayed on MCDU and ND screens. In the future; [I] will expand my scrutiny to include published MEAs as well. Event spotlights limitation of iPad format to highlight published information. Also; redesign of arrival plate to include MEAs as restrictions in boxes might be helpful.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.