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Flight crew of an MD80 was a late descent for making an altitude and speed crossing restr resulting in advising ATC accordingly. Therefore, ATC amended the altitude higher where it could be met.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 361500 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199702 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : clt |
| State Reference | NC |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 11000 msl bound upper : 12000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : ztl tower : mem |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Super 80 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | descent other |
| Route In Use | enroute : on vectors enroute airway : ztl |
| 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 : 100 flight time total : 20000 |
| ASRS Report | 361500 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : crossing restriction not met other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Controller started us down late to make shine intersection at 11000 ft, 250 KTS. Advised controller we could make the altitude restr, but not the speed. So he leveled us off at 12000 ft and turned us. No evasive actions. Copilot was flying at the time.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLC OF AN MD80 WAS A LATE DSCNT FOR MAKING AN ALT AND SPD XING RESTR RESULTING IN ADVISING ATC ACCORDINGLY. THEREFORE, ATC AMENDED THE ALT HIGHER WHERE IT COULD BE MET.
Narrative: CTLR STARTED US DOWN LATE TO MAKE SHINE INTXN AT 11000 FT, 250 KTS. ADVISED CTLR WE COULD MAKE THE ALT RESTR, BUT NOT THE SPD. SO HE LEVELED US OFF AT 12000 FT AND TURNED US. NO EVASIVE ACTIONS. COPLT WAS FLYING AT THE TIME.
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.