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B737 flight crew issued a crossing restr clearance and then failed to start their descent when 5 mi from fix. They then call center controller and ask for an amended clearance.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 370328 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199705 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : fak |
| State Reference | VA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 24000 msl bound upper : 28000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zdc tower : bos |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Route In Use | enroute other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 7500 flight time type : 2000 |
| ASRS Report | 370328 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : undershoot non adherence : clearance other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance flight crew : became reoriented |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
ATC cleared us from FL280 to cross 85 mi south of fak at FL240. At 90 mi south of fak we realized we still hadn't begun descent. We contacted ATC and requested an amended clearance.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B737 FLC ISSUED A XING RESTR CLRNC AND THEN FAILED TO START THEIR DSCNT WHEN 5 MI FROM FIX. THEY THEN CALL CTR CTLR AND ASK FOR AN AMENDED CLRNC.
Narrative: ATC CLRED US FROM FL280 TO CROSS 85 MI S OF FAK AT FL240. AT 90 MI S OF FAK WE REALIZED WE STILL HADN'T BEGUN DSCNT. WE CONTACTED ATC AND REQUESTED AN AMENDED 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.