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An air carrier flight crew became distracted over company's financial condition to the extent of forgetting to initiate a descent to comply with a crossing restr.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 299824 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199503 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : fqm |
| State Reference | PA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 19000 msl bound upper : 21000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Mixed |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zny |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | descent other |
| Route In Use | enroute airway : zny |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 5000 flight time type : 250 |
| ASRS Report | 299824 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : undershoot altitude deviation : crossing restriction not met non adherence : clearance |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
ATC cleared flight to cross hayed intersection at FL190. Level at FL270 at time. Complied with company altitude setting procedures. 5 mins later, captain began reading union magazine. We began discussion about company plans for pay cuts, reductions in staff, etc. Controller asked if we were going to make restr 10 mi from hayed intersection. We said no, and captain began rapid descent. We crossed hayed at FL210 and made FL190 only 1.5- 2 mi late. I went through training, with this captain, and find him to be very competent. I felt very comfortable with him and didn't think to keep an eye on the altitude restr. Also, the constant financial and professional pressure on our airline kept our minds from being where they should have been.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN ACR FLC BECAME DISTRACTED OVER COMPANY'S FINANCIAL CONDITION TO THE EXTENT OF FORGETTING TO INITIATE A DSCNT TO COMPLY WITH A XING RESTR.
Narrative: ATC CLRED FLT TO CROSS HAYED INTXN AT FL190. LEVEL AT FL270 AT TIME. COMPLIED WITH COMPANY ALT SETTING PROCS. 5 MINS LATER, CAPT BEGAN READING UNION MAGAZINE. WE BEGAN DISCUSSION ABOUT COMPANY PLANS FOR PAY CUTS, REDUCTIONS IN STAFF, ETC. CTLR ASKED IF WE WERE GOING TO MAKE RESTR 10 MI FROM HAYED INTXN. WE SAID NO, AND CAPT BEGAN RAPID DSCNT. WE CROSSED HAYED AT FL210 AND MADE FL190 ONLY 1.5- 2 MI LATE. I WENT THROUGH TRAINING, WITH THIS CAPT, AND FIND HIM TO BE VERY COMPETENT. I FELT VERY COMFORTABLE WITH HIM AND DIDN'T THINK TO KEEP AN EYE ON THE ALT RESTR. ALSO, THE CONSTANT FINANCIAL AND PROFESSIONAL PRESSURE ON OUR AIRLINE KEPT OUR MINDS FROM BEING WHERE THEY SHOULD HAVE BEEN.
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.