Air carrier medium large transport altitude deviation undershot altitude crossing restriction on STA...

Attributes
ACN	189461
Time
Date	199109
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : atl
State Reference	GA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 11000 msl bound upper : 14000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : ztl
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	cruise other descent other
Route In Use	arrival star : star
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 185 flight time total : 12500 flight time type : 4450
ASRS Report	189461
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 14000 flight time type : 1200
ASRS Report	189850
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : undershoot altitude deviation : crossing restriction not met non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

While navigating through a line of thunderstorms to destination airport, I programmed pms computer wrong for the descent. I misread the mileage of an intersection. As a result, I came over the arrival fix 3000 ft too high. Contributing factors: 1) we were on a modified trip pairing due to ATC phone outages in nyc area. None of the crew got any good rest the night before due to the noisy hotel we stayed at in new york rather than in houston. 2) airline currently in bankruptcy. Captain is so worried about what might happen (merger, liquidation, etc.) that he is out of the loop 95 percent of the time. He does not devote much attention at all to actually doing his job. This is kinda like flying solo. He is constantly talking about rumors, or the association, and needs to pay more attention to the job at hand.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR MLG ALT DEV UNDERSHOT ALT XING RESTRICTION ON STAR INTO ATL.

Narrative: WHILE NAVING THROUGH A LINE OF TSTMS TO DEST ARPT, I PROGRAMMED PMS COMPUTER WRONG FOR THE DSCNT. I MISREAD THE MILEAGE OF AN INTXN. AS A RESULT, I CAME OVER THE ARR FIX 3000 FT TOO HIGH. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS: 1) WE WERE ON A MODIFIED TRIP PAIRING DUE TO ATC PHONE OUTAGES IN NYC AREA. NONE OF THE CREW GOT ANY GOOD REST THE NIGHT BEFORE DUE TO THE NOISY HOTEL WE STAYED AT IN NEW YORK RATHER THAN IN HOUSTON. 2) AIRLINE CURRENTLY IN BANKRUPTCY. CAPT IS SO WORRIED ABOUT WHAT MIGHT HAPPEN (MERGER, LIQUIDATION, ETC.) THAT HE IS OUT OF THE LOOP 95 PERCENT OF THE TIME. HE DOES NOT DEVOTE MUCH ATTN AT ALL TO ACTUALLY DOING HIS JOB. THIS IS KINDA LIKE FLYING SOLO. HE IS CONSTANTLY TALKING ABOUT RUMORS, OR THE ASSOCIATION, AND NEEDS TO PAY MORE ATTN TO THE JOB AT HAND.

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.

Air carrier medium large transport altitude deviation undershot altitude crossing restriction on STAR into atl.