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B727 flight crew fails to meet crossing restr on descent. Omega indications are that they have plenty of time.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 347970 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199609 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : mia |
| State Reference | FL |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 16000 msl bound upper : 16000 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zma |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B727 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | descent other |
| Route In Use | arrival other enroute airway : zma |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 347970 |
| 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 : clearance |
| 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:
We were cleared to fly the heat arrival into mia and cross heat at 16000 ft. The first officer was flying the aircraft and failed to start down soon enough. I was talking with a flight attendant and did not notice the DME to heat. The omega showed that we had the proper time to make the crossing altitude but the omega was wrong. We were unable to cross heat at 16000 ft. There was no traffic conflict and ATC made no mention of it.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B727 FLC FAILS TO MEET XING RESTR ON DSCNT. OMEGA INDICATIONS ARE THAT THEY HAVE PLENTY OF TIME.
Narrative: WE WERE CLRED TO FLY THE HEAT ARR INTO MIA AND CROSS HEAT AT 16000 FT. THE FO WAS FLYING THE ACFT AND FAILED TO START DOWN SOON ENOUGH. I WAS TALKING WITH A FLT ATTENDANT AND DID NOT NOTICE THE DME TO HEAT. THE OMEGA SHOWED THAT WE HAD THE PROPER TIME TO MAKE THE XING ALT BUT THE OMEGA WAS WRONG. WE WERE UNABLE TO CROSS HEAT AT 16000 FT. THERE WAS NO TFC CONFLICT AND ATC MADE NO MENTION OF IT.
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.