<< >> NASA ASRS Report 339060, June 1996

Crossing restr not met due to late ATC clearance. Rate of descent.

Attributes
ACN	339060
Time
Date	199606
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : esl
State Reference	WV
Altitude	msl bound lower : 15000 msl bound upper : 16500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : clt
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B727-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent other
Route In Use	enroute airway : zdc
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : second officer
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time type : 5000
ASRS Report	339060
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 16500 flight time type : 1500
ASRS Report	338748
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : crossing restriction not met non adherence : clearance other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Late ATC clearance to 15000 ft at druzz intersection. Supplemental information from acn 338748: missed crossing restr of 15000 ft at druzz intersection due to late ATC clearance, tailwind, and not being aggressive enough during descent.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: XING RESTR NOT MET DUE TO LATE ATC CLRNC. RATE OF DSCNT.

Narrative: LATE ATC CLRNC TO 15000 FT AT DRUZZ INTXN. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 338748: MISSED XING RESTR OF 15000 FT AT DRUZZ INTXN DUE TO LATE ATC CLRNC, TAILWIND, AND NOT BEING AGGRESSIVE ENOUGH DURING 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.