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Flight crew on an air carrier medium large transport fail to make a required altitude crossing restr. PIC was distraction with equipment problem and the first officer failed to operate the FMS in a satisfactory manner. Reporter cites his own complacency.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 378860 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199708 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : rbv |
| State Reference | NJ |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 20000 msl bound upper : 29000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zdc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | cruise other descent other |
| 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 : 200 flight time total : 11000 flight time type : 2500 |
| ASRS Report | 378860 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe altitude deviation : crossing restriction not met altitude deviation : undershoot non adherence : clearance other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : insufficient time |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation other |
Narrative:
Scheduled flight from rdu to bdl. While on J191 at FL290 we were cleared to cross 30 mi south of rbv at a lower flight level. (Crossing point and altitude are estimates.) experienced first officer was flying. He appeared to program the restr into the FMS. I was attending to a possible cabin automatic temperature control problem while the first officer flew the aircraft. ATC then asked if we would make the restr. I then realized the first officer and FMS had not initiated the descent and making the restr would be difficult but not impossible and replied that we could make the restr. First officer did not expedite the descent and consequently making the restr was no longer possible and I so advised ATC, adding that we would be close. ATC did not indicate this would be a problem and we missed the restr by a few mi. I should have confirmed the FMS programming for the restr and monitored the progress of the flight more closely. I was too complacent because the first officer was experienced and we initially received the crossing restr with plenty of time to make it.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLC ON AN ACR MLG FAIL TO MAKE A REQUIRED ALT XING RESTR. PIC WAS DISTR WITH EQUIP PROB AND THE FO FAILED TO OPERATE THE FMS IN A SATISFACTORY MANNER. RPTR CITES HIS OWN COMPLACENCY.
Narrative: SCHEDULED FLT FROM RDU TO BDL. WHILE ON J191 AT FL290 WE WERE CLRED TO CROSS 30 MI S OF RBV AT A LOWER FLT LEVEL. (XING POINT AND ALT ARE ESTIMATES.) EXPERIENCED FO WAS FLYING. HE APPEARED TO PROGRAM THE RESTR INTO THE FMS. I WAS ATTENDING TO A POSSIBLE CABIN AUTO TEMP CTL PROB WHILE THE FO FLEW THE ACFT. ATC THEN ASKED IF WE WOULD MAKE THE RESTR. I THEN REALIZED THE FO AND FMS HAD NOT INITIATED THE DSCNT AND MAKING THE RESTR WOULD BE DIFFICULT BUT NOT IMPOSSIBLE AND REPLIED THAT WE COULD MAKE THE RESTR. FO DID NOT EXPEDITE THE DSCNT AND CONSEQUENTLY MAKING THE RESTR WAS NO LONGER POSSIBLE AND I SO ADVISED ATC, ADDING THAT WE WOULD BE CLOSE. ATC DID NOT INDICATE THIS WOULD BE A PROB AND WE MISSED THE RESTR BY A FEW MI. I SHOULD HAVE CONFIRMED THE FMS PROGRAMMING FOR THE RESTR AND MONITORED THE PROGRESS OF THE FLT MORE CLOSELY. I WAS TOO COMPLACENT BECAUSE THE FO WAS EXPERIENCED AND WE INITIALLY RECEIVED THE XING RESTR WITH PLENTY OF TIME TO MAKE 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.