An A319 crew on a visual to phl, descended below the floor of class B airspace.

Attributes
ACN	521852
Time
Date	200108
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	intersection : speez
State Reference	NJ
Altitude	msl single value : 1300
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : phl.tower tower : clt.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	A319
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 186 flight time total : 11330 flight time type : 868
ASRS Report	521852
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	airspace violation : exit altitude deviation : crossing restriction not met altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued alert flight crew : became reoriented flight crew : returned to original clearance
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Captain was PF. Night VMC. Cleared for the visual runway 27R by approach. Changed to tower frequency. Approximately over speez OM, tower called to check our altitude. I saw that we were at just under 1300 ft MSL. I later checked the phl class B chart, and saw that we may have been under the floor of the airspace. Actions: stay on GS.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN A319 CREW ON A VISUAL TO PHL, DSNDED BELOW THE FLOOR OF CLASS B AIRSPACE.

Narrative: CAPT WAS PF. NIGHT VMC. CLRED FOR THE VISUAL RWY 27R BY APCH. CHANGED TO TWR FREQ. APPROX OVER SPEEZ OM, TWR CALLED TO CHK OUR ALT. I SAW THAT WE WERE AT JUST UNDER 1300 FT MSL. I LATER CHKED THE PHL CLASS B CHART, AND SAW THAT WE MAY HAVE BEEN UNDER THE FLOOR OF THE AIRSPACE. ACTIONS: STAY ON GS.

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.