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A B727 freighter crew fails to make the altitude crossing restr at ridgy on the arrival procedure into ewr. Captain had wrong VOR tuned for next waypoint.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 426170 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199901 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : eno |
| State Reference | DE |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 24000 msl bound upper : 33000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Dawn |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B727 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Route In Use | arrival other arrival star : star |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 4800 flight time type : 1300 |
| ASRS Report | 426170 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : second officer |
| Qualification | pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 75 |
| ASRS Report | 425930 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : crossing restriction not met altitude deviation : undershoot non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : insufficient time |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Clearance given to cross ridgy (eno 226 degree radial 22 DME) at FL240, while on rbv 1 arrival to ewr over pxt at FL330. First officer (PNF) had #2 VOR tuned to pxt 046 degree radial and captain (PF) selected, inadvertently, ood VOR versus eno VOR 226 degree radial and computed descent based on ood VOR DME. At eno 226 degree radial, 18 DME, first officer recognized error, retuned #1 VOR to eno, advised captain and captain made an idle power full speed brake, maximum rate descent to FL240. ATC did not say anything concerning our missing the crossing restr and we did not volunteer our error to them. Remainder of arrival went uneventful. Supplemental information from acn 425930: as so, I back the pilots up on all altitudes, but had no idea (situational awareness) on this crossing restr. Contributing factors: fatigue due to long duty period. Inattn to details in tuning/identing VOR. SID very hard to read (too busy). No charts for so to back up others. Supplemental information from acn 426254: at this point we were 18 DME from eno and 4 DME past ridgy at FL330. I then made a maximum effort descent to FL240. We were on the first day of a 5 day trip and on our 3RD leg of a 4 leg pairing which started at PM30 the night before. We were all fatigued and trying to do our jobs as night express freighters -- but that is the way we feel every night.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B727 FREIGHTER CREW FAILS TO MAKE THE ALT XING RESTR AT RIDGY ON THE ARR PROC INTO EWR. CAPT HAD WRONG VOR TUNED FOR NEXT WAYPOINT.
Narrative: CLRNC GIVEN TO CROSS RIDGY (ENO 226 DEG RADIAL 22 DME) AT FL240, WHILE ON RBV 1 ARR TO EWR OVER PXT AT FL330. FO (PNF) HAD #2 VOR TUNED TO PXT 046 DEG RADIAL AND CAPT (PF) SELECTED, INADVERTENTLY, OOD VOR VERSUS ENO VOR 226 DEG RADIAL AND COMPUTED DSCNT BASED ON OOD VOR DME. AT ENO 226 DEG RADIAL, 18 DME, FO RECOGNIZED ERROR, RETUNED #1 VOR TO ENO, ADVISED CAPT AND CAPT MADE AN IDLE PWR FULL SPD BRAKE, MAX RATE DSCNT TO FL240. ATC DID NOT SAY ANYTHING CONCERNING OUR MISSING THE XING RESTR AND WE DID NOT VOLUNTEER OUR ERROR TO THEM. REMAINDER OF ARR WENT UNEVENTFUL. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 425930: AS SO, I BACK THE PLTS UP ON ALL ALTS, BUT HAD NO IDEA (SITUATIONAL AWARENESS) ON THIS XING RESTR. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS: FATIGUE DUE TO LONG DUTY PERIOD. INATTN TO DETAILS IN TUNING/IDENTING VOR. SID VERY HARD TO READ (TOO BUSY). NO CHARTS FOR SO TO BACK UP OTHERS. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 426254: AT THIS POINT WE WERE 18 DME FROM ENO AND 4 DME PAST RIDGY AT FL330. I THEN MADE A MAX EFFORT DSCNT TO FL240. WE WERE ON THE FIRST DAY OF A 5 DAY TRIP AND ON OUR 3RD LEG OF A 4 LEG PAIRING WHICH STARTED AT PM30 THE NIGHT BEFORE. WE WERE ALL FATIGUED AND TRYING TO DO OUR JOBS AS NIGHT EXPRESS FREIGHTERS -- BUT THAT IS THE WAY WE FEEL EVERY NIGHT.
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.