Flight crew of an medium large transport failed to make speed restr due to ATC distraction while ret...

Attributes
ACN	277530
Time
Date	199407
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : iah
State Reference	TX
Altitude	msl bound lower : 10000 msl bound upper : 10000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zhu
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	DC-9 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	cruise other descent other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 23200 flight time type : 500
ASRS Report	277530
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe altitude deviation : crossing restriction not met non adherence : clearance other anomaly other anomaly other
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

I had a clearance to cross gland intersection at 10000 ft MSL and 250 KTS. My attention got diverted by the fact that I was making an air turn back to iah due to nose tire vibration after rotation at iah. I made 'gland' at 10000 ft ok but did not get slowed down to 50 KTS. I was still doing 310 KTS. My attention was diverted by the fact that ATC could not get it through their heads that I was returning because there was no nose tires in crp, our destination, and therefore maintenance wanted us to come back to iah where easy replacements were available. The tires were not blown or deflated. Just out of balance. Nevertheless, PIC's desires were overruled and they decided to make a full blown emergency out of it and called the emergency equipment out to meet us. A total waste of tax payer money and slightly unnerving to our passenger. We landed without incident as was expected.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC OF AN MLG FAILED TO MAKE SPD RESTR DUE TO ATC DISTR WHILE RETURNING TO LAND.

Narrative: I HAD A CLRNC TO CROSS GLAND INTXN AT 10000 FT MSL AND 250 KTS. MY ATTN GOT DIVERTED BY THE FACT THAT I WAS MAKING AN AIR TURN BACK TO IAH DUE TO NOSE TIRE VIBRATION AFTER ROTATION AT IAH. I MADE 'GLAND' AT 10000 FT OK BUT DID NOT GET SLOWED DOWN TO 50 KTS. I WAS STILL DOING 310 KTS. MY ATTN WAS DIVERTED BY THE FACT THAT ATC COULD NOT GET IT THROUGH THEIR HEADS THAT I WAS RETURNING BECAUSE THERE WAS NO NOSE TIRES IN CRP, OUR DEST, AND THEREFORE MAINT WANTED US TO COME BACK TO IAH WHERE EASY REPLACEMENTS WERE AVAILABLE. THE TIRES WERE NOT BLOWN OR DEFLATED. JUST OUT OF BAL. NEVERTHELESS, PIC'S DESIRES WERE OVERRULED AND THEY DECIDED TO MAKE A FULL BLOWN EMER OUT OF IT AND CALLED THE EMER EQUIP OUT TO MEET US. A TOTAL WASTE OF TAX PAYER MONEY AND SLIGHTLY UNNERVING TO OUR PAX. WE LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT AS WAS EXPECTED.

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.

Flight crew of an medium large transport failed to make speed restr due to ATC distraction while returning to land.