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Flight crew of an medium large transport failed to make crossing restr due to not reprogramming the FMS.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 303626 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199505 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : rdu |
| State Reference | NC |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 10000 msl bound upper : 13000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zdc tower : emt |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | descent other |
| Route In Use | arrival other arrival star : star |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 1572 |
| ASRS Report | 303626 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : crossing restriction not met non adherence : clearance other anomaly other |
| 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:
On descent into rdu on south boston 3 arrival, we were given clearance to cross aldan intersection at 250 KIAS and 10000 ft by ZDC. We set that clearance in the FMS. We were then handed off to rdu approach control. A different approach and landing runway was then assigned to us by approach control while we rebriefed the new approach and set it in the FMS and dfgc. We failed to notice the dfgc was in altitude hold and not VNAV level. We failed to meet the restr at aldan intersection because we assumed the FMS would start our descent.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLC OF AN MLG FAILED TO MAKE XING RESTR DUE TO NOT REPROGRAMMING THE FMS.
Narrative: ON DSCNT INTO RDU ON S BOSTON 3 ARR, WE WERE GIVEN CLRNC TO CROSS ALDAN INTXN AT 250 KIAS AND 10000 FT BY ZDC. WE SET THAT CLRNC IN THE FMS. WE WERE THEN HANDED OFF TO RDU APCH CTL. A DIFFERENT APCH AND LNDG RWY WAS THEN ASSIGNED TO US BY APCH CTL WHILE WE REBRIEFED THE NEW APCH AND SET IT IN THE FMS AND DFGC. WE FAILED TO NOTICE THE DFGC WAS IN ALT HOLD AND NOT VNAV LEVEL. WE FAILED TO MEET THE RESTR AT ALDAN INTXN BECAUSE WE ASSUMED THE FMS WOULD START OUR DSCNT.
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.