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First officer of an MD82 failed to reduce to required airspeed below 10000 ft during descent. He reduced to required speed after the captain noticed the error.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 455900 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199911 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : pbi.airport |
| State Reference | FL |
| Altitude | msl single value : 10000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Mixed |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : pbi.tracon tracon : rdu.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-82 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | descent : intermediate altitude |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : atp pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 6200 flight time type : 1200 |
| ASRS Report | 455900 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : airspeed indicator other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : became reoriented other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
The first officer was flying and we were level at 10000 ft MSL maintaining 300 KIAS. Pbi approach instructed us to go direct to rubin LOM (pb) and descend to a lower altitude (3000 ft MSL, I think). The first officer (PF) called for the approach checklist. I looked down to get the handset to make the appropriate PA announcement. While my attention was diverted, the first officer began his descent below 10000 ft MSL without slowing to 250 KIAS. I brought this to his attention by pointing to the airspeed indicator while making my PA. He selected altitude hold and the aircraft leveled at 9400 ft MSL. He pulled the power levers to flight idle and extended the speed brakes. We quickly slowed to 250 KIAS and then continued our descent to the lower altitude. ATC did not query us regarding our speed. I learned an important lesson about doing the checklist early and more closely monitoring the other pilot.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FO OF AN MD82 FAILED TO REDUCE TO REQUIRED AIRSPD BELOW 10000 FT DURING DSCNT. HE REDUCED TO REQUIRED SPD AFTER THE CAPT NOTICED THE ERROR.
Narrative: THE FO WAS FLYING AND WE WERE LEVEL AT 10000 FT MSL MAINTAINING 300 KIAS. PBI APCH INSTRUCTED US TO GO DIRECT TO RUBIN LOM (PB) AND DSND TO A LOWER ALT (3000 FT MSL, I THINK). THE FO (PF) CALLED FOR THE APCH CHKLIST. I LOOKED DOWN TO GET THE HANDSET TO MAKE THE APPROPRIATE PA ANNOUNCEMENT. WHILE MY ATTN WAS DIVERTED, THE FO BEGAN HIS DSCNT BELOW 10000 FT MSL WITHOUT SLOWING TO 250 KIAS. I BROUGHT THIS TO HIS ATTN BY POINTING TO THE AIRSPD INDICATOR WHILE MAKING MY PA. HE SELECTED ALT HOLD AND THE ACFT LEVELED AT 9400 FT MSL. HE PULLED THE PWR LEVERS TO FLT IDLE AND EXTENDED THE SPD BRAKES. WE QUICKLY SLOWED TO 250 KIAS AND THEN CONTINUED OUR DSCNT TO THE LOWER ALT. ATC DID NOT QUERY US REGARDING OUR SPD. I LEARNED AN IMPORTANT LESSON ABOUT DOING THE CHKLIST EARLY AND MORE CLOSELY MONITORING THE OTHER PLT.
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.