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DC8-73 crew did not comply with an ATC issued crossing restr. Crew fatigue from repeated all night operation was a factor.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 511610 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200105 |
| Day | Tue |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | navaid : mcb.vortac |
| State Reference | MS |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 28000 msl bound upper : 33000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | DC-8 70 |
| Flight Phase | descent : intermediate altitude |
| Route In Use | arrival star : n/s |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : cfi pilot : atp pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 13000 flight time type : 8000 |
| ASRS Report | 511610 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : crossing restriction not met non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure non adherence : company policies non adherence : clearance |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued alert |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance FAA |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
ZHU assigned and I accepted a crossing assignment of 30 NM of the mccomb VORTAC at FL280. Normally I write any crossing restr down on my pad of paper attached to the yoke. I was distraction at the moment that we were assigned the restr and did not notice until houston questioned whether we had been assigned this crossing restr. There was no conflict with any other traffic and we expedited our descent to FL280. No further discussion was made and we were handed off to new orleans approach. In addition to the distraction was the fatigue factor. We had been up all night on duty over 10 hours. Recommendation: limit duty hours for night operations to 10 hours maximum! 8 hours as a real target! No exemptions! This is a real problem in the air freight industry and demands real attention with meaningful change!
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: DC8-73 CREW DID NOT COMPLY WITH AN ATC ISSUED XING RESTR. CREW FATIGUE FROM REPEATED ALL NIGHT OP WAS A FACTOR.
Narrative: ZHU ASSIGNED AND I ACCEPTED A XING ASSIGNMENT OF 30 NM OF THE MCCOMB VORTAC AT FL280. NORMALLY I WRITE ANY XING RESTR DOWN ON MY PAD OF PAPER ATTACHED TO THE YOKE. I WAS DISTR AT THE MOMENT THAT WE WERE ASSIGNED THE RESTR AND DID NOT NOTICE UNTIL HOUSTON QUESTIONED WHETHER WE HAD BEEN ASSIGNED THIS XING RESTR. THERE WAS NO CONFLICT WITH ANY OTHER TFC AND WE EXPEDITED OUR DSCNT TO FL280. NO FURTHER DISCUSSION WAS MADE AND WE WERE HANDED OFF TO NEW ORLEANS APCH. IN ADDITION TO THE DISTR WAS THE FATIGUE FACTOR. WE HAD BEEN UP ALL NIGHT ON DUTY OVER 10 HRS. RECOMMENDATION: LIMIT DUTY HRS FOR NIGHT OPS TO 10 HRS MAX! 8 HRS AS A REAL TARGET! NO EXEMPTIONS! THIS IS A REAL PROB IN THE AIR FREIGHT INDUSTRY AND DEMANDS REAL ATTN WITH MEANINGFUL CHANGE!
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.