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An air carrier flight crew crosses 'harty' 2000 ft above its assigned altitude. The reporter assumed that the FMC would handle the restr and did not monitor the descent profile. The first officer was new to this aircraft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 323540 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199512 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : stw |
| State Reference | NJ |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 23000 msl bound upper : 25000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zny |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B767 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| 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 : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 5000 flight time type : 20 |
| ASRS Report | 323540 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time total : 11000 |
| ASRS Report | 323324 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : undershoot altitude deviation : crossing restriction not met non adherence : far non adherence : clearance other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
As a new copilot on the B767, I was making a descent on the lendy arrival to jfk. Received a clearance to cross harty at FL230. I assumed the FMS would execute a proper crossing. Just prior to harty I was briefing the approach and the captain was explaining to me what to expect. Just prior to harty, the captain advised me to hurry down. I was unable cross harty at FL230, ATC never said anything to us. I learned a serious lesson to continuously monitor the FMS during all phases of flight. The captain learned he must monitor his copilot's and his clearance closer.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN ACR FLC CROSSES 'HARTY' 2000 FT ABOVE ITS ASSIGNED ALT. THE RPTR ASSUMED THAT THE FMC WOULD HANDLE THE RESTR AND DID NOT MONITOR THE DSCNT PROFILE. THE FO WAS NEW TO THIS ACFT.
Narrative: AS A NEW COPLT ON THE B767, I WAS MAKING A DSCNT ON THE LENDY ARR TO JFK. RECEIVED A CLRNC TO CROSS HARTY AT FL230. I ASSUMED THE FMS WOULD EXECUTE A PROPER XING. JUST PRIOR TO HARTY I WAS BRIEFING THE APCH AND THE CAPT WAS EXPLAINING TO ME WHAT TO EXPECT. JUST PRIOR TO HARTY, THE CAPT ADVISED ME TO HURRY DOWN. I WAS UNABLE CROSS HARTY AT FL230, ATC NEVER SAID ANYTHING TO US. I LEARNED A SERIOUS LESSON TO CONTINUOUSLY MONITOR THE FMS DURING ALL PHASES OF FLT. THE CAPT LEARNED HE MUST MONITOR HIS COPLT'S AND HIS CLRNC CLOSER.
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.