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Widebody transport freighter with 3 engine fire warning misses altitude crossing restriction west of smo.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 141649 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199004 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : smo airport : lax |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 10000 msl bound upper : 15000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : dtw |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Widebody, Low Wing, 4 Turbojet Eng |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | descent other |
| Route In Use | enroute airway : lax |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 12000 |
| ASRS Report | 141649 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical altitude deviation : undershoot altitude deviation : crossing restriction not met non adherence : clearance |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Flight returning to lax after engine fire indication. Clearance from FL280, descend at pilot's discretion to 10000', cross 10 NM west of smo at 10000'. Crew was preoccupied with engine shut down and started down late. Crossed 10 NM west at 11500'.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: WDB FREIGHTER WITH 3 ENGINE FIRE WARNING MISSES ALT CROSSING RESTRICTION WEST OF SMO.
Narrative: FLT RETURNING TO LAX AFTER ENG FIRE INDICATION. CLRNC FROM FL280, DSND AT PLT'S DISCRETION TO 10000', CROSS 10 NM W OF SMO AT 10000'. CREW WAS PREOCCUPIED WITH ENG SHUT DOWN AND STARTED DOWN LATE. CROSSED 10 NM W AT 11500'.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.