A dash 8 in descent exceeded the airspeed limitations for flaps 5 degrees setting.

Attributes
ACN	412740
Time
Date	199808
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : bos
State Reference	MA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 8000 msl bound upper : 8000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zbw
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Dash 8-100
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	cruise other descent other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	controller non radar : 10 controller radar : 10 controller supervisory : 4 flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 30000 flight time type : 400
ASRS Report	412740
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

The airspeed limitation for the flaps 5 setting was exceeded. Upon arrival into (bos), the situation was reported to company and written up in aircraft logbook. No other incidents occurred.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A DASH 8 IN DSCNT EXCEEDED THE AIRSPD LIMITATIONS FOR FLAPS 5 DEGS SETTING.

Narrative: THE AIRSPD LIMITATION FOR THE FLAPS 5 SETTING WAS EXCEEDED. UPON ARR INTO (BOS), THE SIT WAS RPTED TO COMPANY AND WRITTEN UP IN ACFT LOGBOOK. NO OTHER INCIDENTS OCCURRED.

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.