<< >> NASA ASRS Report 504310, March 2001

A B737-800 flight crew allows their aircraft to enter an overspd condition near pvd, ri, then forgets to write up the incident in the logbook at bos, ma.

Attributes
ACN	504310
Time
Date	200103
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	navaid : pvd.vortac
State Reference	RI
Altitude	msl single value : 17000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Weather Elements	Turbulence
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zbw.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-800
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other other vortac
Flight Phase	descent : vacating altitude
Route In Use	arrival : on vectors arrival star : norwich
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 115 flight time total : 4200 flight time type : 420
ASRS Report	504310
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 105 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 105
ASRS Report	504511
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : turbulence maintenance problem : improper documentation non adherence : company policies non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : overspeed warning other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Environmental Factor Flight Crew Human Performance ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

ATC made a change from scupp arrival to norwich arrival to bos, simultaneously directing us to expedite descent to 11000 ft with a right turn direct to pvd. Aircraft overspd by 3 KTS for 5 seconds. Both pilots made a mental note to write up the overspd in the logbook on arrival at the gate. Both pilots subsequently forgot to write up overspd. Incident was reported to chief pilot the next morning. Supplemental information from acn 504511: I remembered it the next morning, and immediately reported the overspd to maintenance to see if they could track where the aircraft was and to inspect it before its next flight. Contributing factors: it was the last leg of a 12 hour day. We were late, tired, and hungry. WX was good except for light turbulence.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B737-800 FLC ALLOWS THEIR ACFT TO ENTER AN OVERSPD CONDITION NEAR PVD, RI, THEN FORGETS TO WRITE UP THE INCIDENT IN THE LOGBOOK AT BOS, MA.

Narrative: ATC MADE A CHANGE FROM SCUPP ARR TO NORWICH ARR TO BOS, SIMULTANEOUSLY DIRECTING US TO EXPEDITE DSCNT TO 11000 FT WITH A R TURN DIRECT TO PVD. ACFT OVERSPD BY 3 KTS FOR 5 SECONDS. BOTH PLTS MADE A MENTAL NOTE TO WRITE UP THE OVERSPD IN THE LOGBOOK ON ARR AT THE GATE. BOTH PLTS SUBSEQUENTLY FORGOT TO WRITE UP OVERSPD. INCIDENT WAS RPTED TO CHIEF PLT THE NEXT MORNING. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 504511: I REMEMBERED IT THE NEXT MORNING, AND IMMEDIATELY RPTED THE OVERSPD TO MAINT TO SEE IF THEY COULD TRACK WHERE THE ACFT WAS AND TO INSPECT IT BEFORE ITS NEXT FLT. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS: IT WAS THE LAST LEG OF A 12 HR DAY. WE WERE LATE, TIRED, AND HUNGRY. WX WAS GOOD EXCEPT FOR LIGHT TURB.

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.