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Crossing restr not met. Flight crew was cleared to expedite to 11000 ft and cross loves at 6000 ft. Captain didn't hear the crossing restr and flying first officer forgot to reset altitude window to 6000 ft after reaching 11000 ft. Both pilots were distracted by 'other company paperwork.'
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 331655 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199603 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : bdr |
| State Reference | CT |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 6000 msl bound upper : 11000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | SF 340B |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | descent other |
| Route In Use | enroute airway : zbw |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 4850 flight time type : 1800 |
| ASRS Report | 331655 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : crossing restriction not met non adherence : clearance |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Controller gave us descent to 6000 ft. I asked (PF) for discretion (due to low level turbulence). Controller approved good rate to 11000 ft cross loves intersection at 6000 ft. Controller said, 'say altitude, you were supposed to cross loves at 6000 ft.' I said we're 'leaving 11000 ft for 6000 ft' and immediately disconnected autoplt and brought the power to idle descending immediately to 6000 ft. The problem arose because of a breakdown in CRM. I forgot to set 6000 ft in altitude selector after we leveled off at 11000 ft. My captain didn't hear 'loves at 6000 ft.' our attention had been broken by other company paperwork.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: XING RESTR NOT MET. FLC WAS CLRED TO EXPEDITE TO 11000 FT AND CROSS LOVES AT 6000 FT. CAPT DIDN'T HEAR THE XING RESTR AND FLYING FO FORGOT TO RESET ALT WINDOW TO 6000 FT AFTER REACHING 11000 FT. BOTH PLTS WERE DISTRACTED BY 'OTHER COMPANY PAPERWORK.'
Narrative: CTLR GAVE US DSCNT TO 6000 FT. I ASKED (PF) FOR DISCRETION (DUE TO LOW LEVEL TURB). CTLR APPROVED GOOD RATE TO 11000 FT CROSS LOVES INTXN AT 6000 FT. CTLR SAID, 'SAY ALT, YOU WERE SUPPOSED TO CROSS LOVES AT 6000 FT.' I SAID WE'RE 'LEAVING 11000 FT FOR 6000 FT' AND IMMEDIATELY DISCONNECTED AUTOPLT AND BROUGHT THE PWR TO IDLE DSNDING IMMEDIATELY TO 6000 FT. THE PROB AROSE BECAUSE OF A BREAKDOWN IN CRM. I FORGOT TO SET 6000 FT IN ALT SELECTOR AFTER WE LEVELED OFF AT 11000 FT. MY CAPT DIDN'T HEAR 'LOVES AT 6000 FT.' OUR ATTN HAD BEEN BROKEN BY OTHER COMPANY PAPERWORK.
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.