 |
37000 Feet | Browse and search NASA's Aviation Safety Reporting System |
|
B727 flight crew leveled off prematurely in instrument arrival into mkc, missing the required crossing altitude.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 422240 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199812 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : zkc |
| State Reference | MO |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 12000 msl bound upper : 14000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B727 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | descent other |
| 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 : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 13500 flight time type : 2500 |
| ASRS Report | 422240 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 7000 flight time type : 1500 |
| ASRS Report | 422098 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : crossing restriction not met altitude deviation : undershoot |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Atl-mci flying tyger 3 arrival into mci. Clearance to cross tyger intersection at 12000 ft. First officer, PF, put 12000 ft in altitude alert window. Descent was initiated to 12000 ft. We became busy with approach preparations and WX avoidance issues and the first officer inadvertently leveled the aircraft at 14000 ft. I was not aware that he was not still descending to 12000 ft, and I noticed we passed tyger at 14000 ft, deviating from clearance. Because of our workload at the time, I was trying to prioritize my PNF duties, and failed to remain adequately aware of our descent profile. Fatigue was a factor in that we had an early departure that day, adequate rest the previous night was attempted but was difficult to obtain.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B727 FLC LEVELED OFF PREMATURELY IN INST ARR INTO MKC, MISSING THE REQUIRED XING ALT.
Narrative: ATL-MCI FLYING TYGER 3 ARR INTO MCI. CLRNC TO CROSS TYGER INTXN AT 12000 FT. FO, PF, PUT 12000 FT IN ALT ALERT WINDOW. DSCNT WAS INITIATED TO 12000 FT. WE BECAME BUSY WITH APCH PREPARATIONS AND WX AVOIDANCE ISSUES AND THE FO INADVERTENTLY LEVELED THE ACFT AT 14000 FT. I WAS NOT AWARE THAT HE WAS NOT STILL DSNDING TO 12000 FT, AND I NOTICED WE PASSED TYGER AT 14000 FT, DEVIATING FROM CLRNC. BECAUSE OF OUR WORKLOAD AT THE TIME, I WAS TRYING TO PRIORITIZE MY PNF DUTIES, AND FAILED TO REMAIN ADEQUATELY AWARE OF OUR DSCNT PROFILE. FATIGUE WAS A FACTOR IN THAT WE HAD AN EARLY DEP THAT DAY, ADEQUATE REST THE PREVIOUS NIGHT WAS ATTEMPTED BUT WAS DIFFICULT TO OBTAIN.
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.