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Flight crew of an medium large transport undershot published STAR step down altitude resulting in not meeting a crossing altitude.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 334330 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199604 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : phx |
| State Reference | AZ |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 12000 msl bound upper : 14000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : phx |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| 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 : 250 flight time total : 15000 |
| ASRS Report | 334330 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : undershoot altitude deviation : crossing restriction not met non adherence : published procedure non adherence : clearance other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : insufficient time |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Due to a rapid and large change from a crosswind at altitude to a strong tailwind we were about 1500 ft high on the crossing restr at tonto intersection.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLC OF AN MLG UNDERSHOT PUBLISHED STAR STEP DOWN ALT RESULTING IN NOT MEETING A XING ALT.
Narrative: DUE TO A RAPID AND LARGE CHANGE FROM A XWIND AT ALT TO A STRONG TAILWIND WE WERE ABOUT 1500 FT HIGH ON THE XING RESTR AT TONTO INTXN.
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.