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Attributes | |
ACN | 145250 |
Time | |
Date | 199005 |
Day | Sun |
Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
Place | |
Locale Reference | atc facility : sea |
State Reference | WA |
Altitude | msl bound lower : 5900 msl bound upper : 5900 |
Environment | |
Flight Conditions | IMC |
Light | Daylight |
Aircraft 1 | |
Controlling Facilities | tracon : sea artcc : zme |
Operator | common carrier : air taxi |
Make Model Name | Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng |
Flight Phase | descent other |
Route In Use | enroute : on vectors |
Flight Plan | IFR |
Person 1 | |
Affiliation | government : faa |
Function | controller : handoff position |
Qualification | controller : radar |
Experience | controller radar : 15 |
ASRS Report | 145250 |
Person 2 | |
Affiliation | company : air taxi |
Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
Qualification | pilot : atp |
ASRS Report | 145250 |
Events | |
Anomaly | non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other |
Independent Detector | other controllera |
Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
Consequence | Other |
Supplementary | |
Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
Air Traffic Incident | Intra Facility Coordination Failure Operational Deviation |
Narrative:
Pointed atx X out to departure controller and he approved 6000'. Handed off aircraft to final controller. Final controller said to descend to 4000'. Descended aircraft to 4000'. Departure controller not informed of descent.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: APCH CTLR UNAUTH DESCENT OF ATX X. OPERATIONAL DEVIATION.
Narrative: POINTED ATX X OUT TO DEP CTLR AND HE APPROVED 6000'. HANDED OFF ACFT TO FINAL CTLR. FINAL CTLR SAID TO DSND TO 4000'. DSNDED ACFT TO 4000'. DEP CTLR NOT INFORMED OF DSNT.
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.