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Medium large transport aircraft cleared to descend for crossing restr. Reporter captain entered altitude into FMC, but failed to execute the descent. First officer was out of the cockpit. Controller inquired about descent and reporter expedited from there.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 357311 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199701 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : lrp |
| State Reference | PA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 17000 msl bound upper : 25000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zny |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | descent other |
| Route In Use | enroute airway : n90 |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time total : 9800 flight time type : 3500 |
| ASRS Report | 357311 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : crossing restriction not met 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:
I was cleared to cross 30 mi west of lrp VOR at 17000 ft. I entered the restr into the FMC. (Copilot was in the lav.) controller inquired about our descent. We were unable to make the restr. We were cleared to and expedited down to 13000 ft.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: MLG ACFT CLRED TO DSND FOR XING RESTR. RPTR CAPT ENTERED ALT INTO FMC, BUT FAILED TO EXECUTE THE DSCNT. FO WAS OUT OF THE COCKPIT. CTLR INQUIRED ABOUT DSCNT AND RPTR EXPEDITED FROM THERE.
Narrative: I WAS CLRED TO CROSS 30 MI W OF LRP VOR AT 17000 FT. I ENTERED THE RESTR INTO THE FMC. (COPLT WAS IN THE LAV.) CTLR INQUIRED ABOUT OUR DSCNT. WE WERE UNABLE TO MAKE THE RESTR. WE WERE CLRED TO AND EXPEDITED DOWN TO 13000 FT.
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.