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An air carrier flight crew on a B737 cross radds intersection too high when the captain enters the wrong crossing point into the FMC. No conflict.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 362260 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199703 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : sie |
| State Reference | NJ |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 15000 msl bound upper : 23000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zdc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-400 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | descent other |
| Route In Use | arrival other arrival star : star |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 11000 flight time type : 3100 |
| ASRS Report | 362260 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 230 flight time total : 11000 flight time type : 4000 |
| ASRS Report | 362243 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : crossing restriction not met non adherence : clearance non adherence : far |
| 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:
First officer was out of cockpit to use bathroom. Captain received clearance to cross radds intersection at 15000 ft. Captain put 15000 ft over sei VOR by mistake into the FMC. After crossing radds intersection at FL230, center asked if a clearance had been issued to cross radds intersection at 15000 ft. Crew then realized the mistake and descended. ATC advised there was no conflict with traffic, but wanted to see if past controller had issued clearance.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN ACR FLC ON A B737 CROSS RADDS INTXN TOO HIGH WHEN THE CAPT ENTERS THE WRONG XING POINT INTO THE FMC. NO CONFLICT.
Narrative: FO WAS OUT OF COCKPIT TO USE BATHROOM. CAPT RECEIVED CLRNC TO CROSS RADDS INTXN AT 15000 FT. CAPT PUT 15000 FT OVER SEI VOR BY MISTAKE INTO THE FMC. AFTER XING RADDS INTXN AT FL230, CTR ASKED IF A CLRNC HAD BEEN ISSUED TO CROSS RADDS INTXN AT 15000 FT. CREW THEN REALIZED THE MISTAKE AND DSNDED. ATC ADVISED THERE WAS NO CONFLICT WITH TFC, BUT WANTED TO SEE IF PAST CTLR HAD ISSUED CLRNC.
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.