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Attributes | |
ACN | 1353003 |
Time | |
Date | 201605 |
Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
Place | |
Locale Reference | DFW.Airport |
State Reference | TX |
Environment | |
Light | Daylight |
Aircraft 1 | |
Make Model Name | MD-82 |
Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
Flight Phase | Initial Approach |
Route In Use | STAR BRDJE3 |
Flight Plan | IFR |
Component | |
Aircraft Component | Tablet |
Person 1 | |
Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
Person 2 | |
Function | First Officer Pilot Not Flying |
Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
Events | |
Anomaly | Deviation - Altitude Overshoot Deviation - Procedural Clearance Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
Narrative:
[Flight] to dfw. Original clearance was dct fewww SEEVR3 dfw. ATC changed our arrival from the SEEVR3 to the BRDJE3 arrival. Gfms was reprogrammed and verified. I then selected and viewed the BRDJE3 arrival on my ipad air and used the checkmark to list it at the bottom of the screen. Shortly after receiving the new clearance ATC gave us numerous heading; altitude and speed changes. Then ATC cleared us direct to the brdje fix and to descend via the BRDJE3 arrival.due to the reroute I now had both the SEEVR3 and BRDJE3 arrivals check marked on my ipad. I inadvertently selected the SEEVR3 arrival and believed I had selected the BRDJE3 arrival. I then zoomed in my ipad screen to the brdje fix and started my descent. Both arrivals are nearly identical; and both have brdje fixes but have different altitudes associated with the brdje fix. My first officer initially missed the incorrect altitude for BRDJE3 due to cockpit duties. However he did quickly discover the mistake. We very briefly descended below the 17;000 ft altitude and then immediately climbed back to 17;000 ft before joining the arrival at brdje. At no time were there any traffic conflicts and we received no calls from ATC. The remainder of the arrival was normal.this was my first trip using the new ipad air and the jepp FD-pro program. From now on when I get an arrival reroute; I will uncheck and remove the previous assigned arrival and only have one arrival in the charts selected for use on that leg. This will prevent accidental selection when toggling between other charts. I will also be more vigilant in verifying that I am viewing the correct chart; prior to zooming in the ipad screen. In addition I will also ensure that both crewmembers are 100% in the loop and fully in concurrence when setting up new fix clearances.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: MD-82 flight crew reported an altitude overshoot resulted when the pilot flying experienced some confusion associated with two arrivals being simultaneously loaded in his iPad.
Narrative: [Flight] to DFW. Original clearance was DCT FEWWW SEEVR3 DFW. ATC changed our arrival from the SEEVR3 to the BRDJE3 arrival. GFMS was reprogrammed and verified. I then selected and viewed the BRDJE3 arrival on my iPad Air and used the checkmark to list it at the bottom of the screen. Shortly after receiving the new clearance ATC gave us numerous heading; altitude and speed changes. Then ATC cleared us direct to the BRDJE fix and to descend via the BRDJE3 arrival.Due to the reroute I now had both the SEEVR3 and BRDJE3 arrivals check marked on my iPad. I inadvertently selected the SEEVR3 arrival and believed I had selected the BRDJE3 arrival. I then zoomed in my iPad screen to the BRDJE fix and started my descent. Both arrivals are nearly identical; and both have BRDJE fixes but have different altitudes associated with the BRDJE fix. My first officer initially missed the incorrect altitude for BRDJE3 due to cockpit duties. However he did quickly discover the mistake. We very briefly descended below the 17;000 ft altitude and then immediately climbed back to 17;000 ft before joining the arrival at BRDJE. At no time were there any traffic conflicts and we received no calls from ATC. The remainder of the arrival was normal.This was my first trip using the new iPad Air and the Jepp FD-Pro program. From now on when I get an arrival reroute; I will uncheck and remove the previous assigned arrival and only have one arrival in the charts selected for use on that leg. This will prevent accidental selection when toggling between other charts. I will also be more vigilant in verifying that I am viewing the correct chart; prior to zooming in the iPad screen. In addition I will also ensure that both crewmembers are 100% in the loop and fully in concurrence when setting up new fix clearances.
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.