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Flight crew of a B757 undershot arrival descent fix due to forgetting to reprogram the FMC for the next fix and crew discussing expected approach.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 420600 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199811 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : fjc |
| State Reference | PA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 13000 msl bound upper : 14000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | descent other |
| Route In Use | arrival other arrival star : star enroute airway : zny |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 25000 flight time type : 1600 |
| ASRS Report | 420600 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : crossing restriction not met altitude deviation : undershoot 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:
Cleared to cross vibes intersection at 13000 ft. Forgot to put FL180 in cruise page from previous descent and re-enter VNAV, resulting in late descent and crossing vibes at 14000 ft. Both crew members were discussing expected approach when event occurred.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLC OF A B757 UNDERSHOT ARR DSCNT FIX DUE TO FORGETTING TO REPROGRAM THE FMC FOR THE NEXT FIX AND CREW DISCUSSING EXPECTED APCH.
Narrative: CLRED TO CROSS VIBES INTXN AT 13000 FT. FORGOT TO PUT FL180 IN CRUISE PAGE FROM PREVIOUS DSCNT AND RE-ENTER VNAV, RESULTING IN LATE DSCNT AND XING VIBES AT 14000 FT. BOTH CREW MEMBERS WERE DISCUSSING EXPECTED APCH WHEN EVENT 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.