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Altitude deviation. Crossing restr not met. Flight crew distracted by flight attendant in cockpit asking questions about airphones.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 340751 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199607 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : fwa |
| State Reference | IN |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 24000 msl bound upper : 28000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zau |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | DC-9 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | descent other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 19000 flight time type : 7000 |
| ASRS Report | 340751 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : crossing restriction not met altitude deviation : undershoot non adherence : clearance |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Gave us crossing restr 10 mi south fwa approximately 80 DME south. While at 33000 ft started down early so I wouldn't forget. However, during the slow lengthy descent the lead flight attendant came up and asked us about the airphones, and we also got frequency change with no alarm from controller we might be high at the crossing. Soon as we contacted ZAU he asked what our crossing restr was. By that time we had missed the crossing by 4000 ft. I guess I started down so soon that I got occupied with other things and just forgot! No excuses and no conflicts.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ALTDEV. XING RESTR NOT MET. FLC DISTRACTED BY FLT ATTENDANT IN COCKPIT ASKING QUESTIONS ABOUT AIRPHONES.
Narrative: GAVE US XING RESTR 10 MI S FWA APPROX 80 DME S. WHILE AT 33000 FT STARTED DOWN EARLY SO I WOULDN'T FORGET. HOWEVER, DURING THE SLOW LENGTHY DSCNT THE LEAD FLT ATTENDANT CAME UP AND ASKED US ABOUT THE AIRPHONES, AND WE ALSO GOT FREQ CHANGE WITH NO ALARM FROM CTLR WE MIGHT BE HIGH AT THE XING. SOON AS WE CONTACTED ZAU HE ASKED WHAT OUR XING RESTR WAS. BY THAT TIME WE HAD MISSED THE XING BY 4000 FT. I GUESS I STARTED DOWN SO SOON THAT I GOT OCCUPIED WITH OTHER THINGS AND JUST FORGOT! NO EXCUSES AND NO CONFLICTS.
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.