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A first officer on a CL65 failed to make his altitude crossing restr while helping the captain solve a hydraulic problem with an alleged deficiently designed QRH operating handbook. Bdl, ct.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 440922 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199905 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | navaid : mad.vor |
| State Reference | CT |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 11000 msl bound upper : 12000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zbw.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Regional Jet 200 ER&LR |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other other vortac |
| Flight Phase | descent : intermediate altitude |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : atp pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 3300 flight time type : 200 |
| ASRS Report | 440922 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical altitude deviation : crossing restriction not met altitude deviation : undershoot |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Chart Or Publication Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
During descent into bdl, the system #3 hydraulic low pressure annunciator illuminated. Upon inspection of the hydraulic synoptic page, it was discovered that the pressure in system #3 was indeed dropping. It went to zero, at which time I called for the QRH for loss of hydraulic pressure. While the captain read the QRH procedure, he was having some difficulty identing the exact nature of the failure as well as the proper corrective action. While attempting to help the captain with the QRH, I missed the 11000 ft crossing restr at mad VOR. To prevent similar sits in the future, I feel that more time should be spent on QRH familiarization during training. The QRH in the crj is a bit confusing in places and actually contains mistakes.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A FO ON A CL65 FAILED TO MAKE HIS ALT XING RESTR WHILE HELPING THE CAPT SOLVE A HYD PROB WITH AN ALLEGED DEFICIENTLY DESIGNED QRH OPERATING HANDBOOK. BDL, CT.
Narrative: DURING DSCNT INTO BDL, THE SYS #3 HYD LOW PRESSURE ANNUNCIATOR ILLUMINATED. UPON INSPECTION OF THE HYD SYNOPTIC PAGE, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE PRESSURE IN SYS #3 WAS INDEED DROPPING. IT WENT TO ZERO, AT WHICH TIME I CALLED FOR THE QRH FOR LOSS OF HYD PRESSURE. WHILE THE CAPT READ THE QRH PROC, HE WAS HAVING SOME DIFFICULTY IDENTING THE EXACT NATURE OF THE FAILURE AS WELL AS THE PROPER CORRECTIVE ACTION. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO HELP THE CAPT WITH THE QRH, I MISSED THE 11000 FT XING RESTR AT MAD VOR. TO PREVENT SIMILAR SITS IN THE FUTURE, I FEEL THAT MORE TIME SHOULD BE SPENT ON QRH FAMILIARIZATION DURING TRAINING. THE QRH IN THE CRJ IS A BIT CONFUSING IN PLACES AND ACTUALLY CONTAINS MISTAKES.
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.