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A321 flight crew may not have adhered to far altitude requirement over city while making a visual approach into phl airport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 524700 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200109 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : phl.airport |
| State Reference | PA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 1600 msl bound upper : 2000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : phl.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | A321 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Route In Use | approach : visual |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 181 flight time total : 21009 flight time type : 1042 |
| ASRS Report | 5247000 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
We were cleared for a visual approach. We were #1 to the airport. Our position was close to the city when we were cleared for the approach. I flew a close in approach and started a slow descent over the city. Although, we had more than adequate altitude clearance, it occurred to me that I may not have been in full compliance with the 1000 ft required clearance within 5 mi, minimum altitude regulation. In the future, I will refer to my charts to find the tallest building altitude, and plan my descent accordingly.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A321 FLT CREW MAY NOT HAVE ADHERED TO FAR ALT REQUIREMENT OVER CITY WHILE MAKING A VISUAL APCH INTO PHL ARPT.
Narrative: WE WERE CLRED FOR A VISUAL APCH. WE WERE #1 TO THE ARPT. OUR POS WAS CLOSE TO THE CITY WHEN WE WERE CLRED FOR THE APCH. I FLEW A CLOSE IN APCH AND STARTED A SLOW DSCNT OVER THE CITY. ALTHOUGH, WE HAD MORE THAN ADEQUATE ALT CLRNC, IT OCCURRED TO ME THAT I MAY NOT HAVE BEEN IN FULL COMPLIANCE WITH THE 1000 FT REQUIRED CLRNC WITHIN 5 MI, MINIMUM ALT REG. IN THE FUTURE, I WILL REFER TO MY CHARTS TO FIND THE TALLEST BUILDING ALT, AND PLAN MY DSCNT ACCORDINGLY.
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.