<< >> NASA ASRS Report 342041, July 1996

Approach and associate controllers at the pom sector in lax TRACON observed an MD80 on the ILS runway 25L approach bust the crossing altitude at fuelr intersection.

Attributes
ACN	342041
Time
Date	199607
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lax
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 7600 msl bound upper : 8000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : lax
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	enroute airway : lax
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller military : 4 controller radar : 18
ASRS Report	342041
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	other personnel other
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : excursion from assigned altitude non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted none taken : unable
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Aircraft on approach to lax violated empire area airspace by descending below the fuelr crossing restr. It was observed from the pomona radar scope by both the radar and associate controller.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: APCH AND ASSOCIATE CTLRS AT THE POM SECTOR IN LAX TRACON OBSERVED AN MD80 ON THE ILS RWY 25L APCH BUST THE XING ALT AT FUELR INTXN.

Narrative: ACFT ON APCH TO LAX VIOLATED EMPIRE AREA AIRSPACE BY DSNDING BELOW THE FUELR XING RESTR. IT WAS OBSERVED FROM THE POMONA RADAR SCOPE BY BOTH THE RADAR AND ASSOCIATE CTLR.

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.