A320 crew exceeded 250 KTS below 10000 ft.

Attributes
ACN	502740
Time
Date	200102
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	intersection : cofax
State Reference	PA
Altitude	msl bound upper : 10000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zny.artcc tower : eddf.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	A320
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	descent : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	arrival star : har.bunts
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	502740
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

We were late starting down for a crossing restr at cofax. We made the altitude crossing, but briefly exceeded 250 KTS below 10000 ft.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A320 CREW EXCEEDED 250 KTS BELOW 10000 FT.

Narrative: WE WERE LATE STARTING DOWN FOR A XING RESTR AT COFAX. WE MADE THE ALT XING, BUT BRIEFLY EXCEEDED 250 KTS BELOW 10000 FT.

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.