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Captain of an medium large transport failed to make an altitude crossing restr during a STAR arrival due to relying on memory rather than referring to the STAR chart which showed a new change.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 382642 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199710 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : lax |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 17000 msl bound upper : 17800 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | descent other |
| Route In Use | arrival other arrival star : star enroute airway : zla |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 275 flight time total : 20800 flight time type : 18000 |
| ASRS Report | 382642 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 7000 flight time type : 3500 |
| ASRS Report | 383580 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : undershoot altitude deviation : crossing restriction not met non adherence : published procedure non adherence : clearance |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
On routine scheduled flight from las to lax, we were cleared from the vicinity of gfs direct to civet. Approximately 55 NM northeast of civet, after a pre departure clearance to FL240, and an instruction to maintain 310 KIAS, we were cleared to descend via the civet arrival. This arrival was recently (sep/xx/97) changed from a civet cross of 18000-14000 ft to 17000-14000 ft. We crossed civet about 17800 ft. Controller made no comment. First officer pointed out the discrepancy after block in at lax.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CAPT OF AN MLG FAILED TO MAKE AN ALT XING RESTR DURING A STAR ARR DUE TO RELYING ON MEMORY RATHER THAN REFERRING TO THE STAR CHART WHICH SHOWED A NEW CHANGE.
Narrative: ON ROUTINE SCHEDULED FLT FROM LAS TO LAX, WE WERE CLRED FROM THE VICINITY OF GFS DIRECT TO CIVET. APPROX 55 NM NE OF CIVET, AFTER A PDC TO FL240, AND AN INSTRUCTION TO MAINTAIN 310 KIAS, WE WERE CLRED TO DSND VIA THE CIVET ARR. THIS ARR WAS RECENTLY (SEP/XX/97) CHANGED FROM A CIVET CROSS OF 18000-14000 FT TO 17000-14000 FT. WE CROSSED CIVET ABOUT 17800 FT. CTLR MADE NO COMMENT. FO POINTED OUT THE DISCREPANCY AFTER BLOCK IN AT LAX.
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.