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An air carrier medium large transport flight crew realized that they were not going to make their crossing restr and they requested relief from the restr. The captain said that he was distraction by other duties. No apparent conflict.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 379830 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199709 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : stl |
| State Reference | MO |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 11000 msl bound upper : 13000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Mixed |
| Light | Dusk |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zkc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | descent other |
| Route In Use | arrival other arrival star : star enroute : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 140 flight time total : 5800 flight time type : 2100 |
| ASRS Report | 379830 |
| 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 : published procedure other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
On descent into stl, we were on a radar vector to intercept an outbound radial and given a crossing restr. At the time I was getting the ATIS for stl and scanning the radar for WX returns. The first officer informed me that we may not make our crossing restr. I called ATC and stated we may not make the crossing restr and requested relief. We did cross the fix approximately 2000 ft high. There was no conflict. To prevent a recurrence, I will rededicate my task priorities to checking and xchking altitude crossing restrs. Additional contributing factors: 1) WX in the area (south). 2) obtaining the ATIS. 3) we were on a vector to intercept the radial. The intercept heading made the crossing restr more confusing as we were not yet established on the radial, making the DME more difficult to interpret.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN ACR MLG FLC REALIZED THAT THEY WERE NOT GOING TO MAKE THEIR XING RESTR AND THEY REQUESTED RELIEF FROM THE RESTR. THE CAPT SAID THAT HE WAS DISTR BY OTHER DUTIES. NO APPARENT CONFLICT.
Narrative: ON DSCNT INTO STL, WE WERE ON A RADAR VECTOR TO INTERCEPT AN OUTBOUND RADIAL AND GIVEN A XING RESTR. AT THE TIME I WAS GETTING THE ATIS FOR STL AND SCANNING THE RADAR FOR WX RETURNS. THE FO INFORMED ME THAT WE MAY NOT MAKE OUR XING RESTR. I CALLED ATC AND STATED WE MAY NOT MAKE THE XING RESTR AND REQUESTED RELIEF. WE DID CROSS THE FIX APPROX 2000 FT HIGH. THERE WAS NO CONFLICT. TO PREVENT A RECURRENCE, I WILL REDEDICATE MY TASK PRIORITIES TO CHKING AND XCHKING ALT XING RESTRS. ADDITIONAL CONTRIBUTING FACTORS: 1) WX IN THE AREA (S). 2) OBTAINING THE ATIS. 3) WE WERE ON A VECTOR TO INTERCEPT THE RADIAL. THE INTERCEPT HDG MADE THE XING RESTR MORE CONFUSING AS WE WERE NOT YET ESTABLISHED ON THE RADIAL, MAKING THE DME MORE DIFFICULT TO INTERPRET.
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.