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A B737 flight crew fails to start descent to make a crossing restr when they are distraction with a cabin attendant in the cockpit, serving drinks.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 402870 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199805 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : gsh |
| State Reference | IN |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 24000 msl bound upper : 28000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zau |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | cruise other descent other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 9500 flight time type : 4300 |
| ASRS Report | 402870 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : crossing restriction not met altitude deviation : undershoot non adherence : clearance other anomaly other |
| 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 other |
Narrative:
Flight cmh direct mdw. I was given a crossing restr of FL240 south of goshen. The 'a' flight attendant delivered drinks to the cockpit, and we were both distraction. We failed to make the restr and were cleared to descend to FL240.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B737 FLC FAILS TO START DSCNT TO MAKE A XING RESTR WHEN THEY ARE DISTR WITH A CABIN ATTENDANT IN THE COCKPIT, SERVING DRINKS.
Narrative: FLT CMH DIRECT MDW. I WAS GIVEN A XING RESTR OF FL240 S OF GOSHEN. THE 'A' FLT ATTENDANT DELIVERED DRINKS TO THE COCKPIT, AND WE WERE BOTH DISTR. WE FAILED TO MAKE THE RESTR AND WERE CLRED TO DSND TO FL240.
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.