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An A300-600 PIC report regarding his altitude excursion on approach to pap, first officer, cites confusing chart, poor ATC radio equipment and language barrier.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 413245 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199808 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : pap |
| State Reference | FO |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 8000 msl bound upper : 11000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : pap |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | A300 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Route In Use | arrival other arrival star : star |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time total : 14000 flight time type : 3700 |
| ASRS Report | 413245 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : excursion from assigned altitude non adherence : published procedure non adherence : clearance other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation other |
| Situations | |
| ATC Facility | procedure or policy : unspecified |
Narrative:
After being assigned 11000 ft we were cleared by pap tower for the ganiv 1A arrival to ganiv intersection. While approaching 8000 ft, was asked by pap tower our altitude. She then told us we were supposed to maintain 11000 ft. One of the primary causes of this possible altitude deviation is the lack of a clear, concise description of procedure on the arrival page. Extremely poor pap radio quality and language fluency also contributed. After yrs of flying into pap, there does not seem to be a consistency in their arrival procedures. In the future, to preclude any confusion on both sides, I will make unequivocally clear whenever we change altitudes, whether on a STAR or not.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN A300-600 PIC RPT REGARDING HIS ALT EXCURSION ON APCH TO PAP, FO, CITES CONFUSING CHART, POOR ATC RADIO EQUIP AND LANGUAGE BARRIER.
Narrative: AFTER BEING ASSIGNED 11000 FT WE WERE CLRED BY PAP TWR FOR THE GANIV 1A ARR TO GANIV INTXN. WHILE APCHING 8000 FT, WAS ASKED BY PAP TWR OUR ALT. SHE THEN TOLD US WE WERE SUPPOSED TO MAINTAIN 11000 FT. ONE OF THE PRIMARY CAUSES OF THIS POSSIBLE ALTDEV IS THE LACK OF A CLR, CONCISE DESCRIPTION OF PROC ON THE ARR PAGE. EXTREMELY POOR PAP RADIO QUALITY AND LANGUAGE FLUENCY ALSO CONTRIBUTED. AFTER YRS OF FLYING INTO PAP, THERE DOES NOT SEEM TO BE A CONSISTENCY IN THEIR ARR PROCS. IN THE FUTURE, TO PRECLUDE ANY CONFUSION ON BOTH SIDES, I WILL MAKE UNEQUIVOCALLY CLR WHENEVER WE CHANGE ALTS, WHETHER ON A STAR OR NOT.
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.