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A319 flight crew exceeded maximum airspeed below 10000 ft due to misprogramming the MCP and FMS. The aircraft speed was reduced at once after mistake was noted.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 539178 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200202 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : pit.airport |
| State Reference | PA |
| Altitude | agl single value : 3500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Dawn |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : pit.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | A319 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | climbout : vacating altitude |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 13000 flight time type : 50 |
| ASRS Report | 539178 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 20000 flight time type : 1200 |
| ASRS Report | 539479 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
After departing pit, cleaning up the aircraft confign and approaching our initially assigned altitude (5000 ft), the captain and I noted our speed was rapidly approaching 250 KTS. Our FMA at the time indicated 'speed engaged' and 'thrust: climb.' the captain pulled the speed select knob and selected 250 KTS, but the aircraft continued to accelerate through 250 KTS, even though by this time we had been issued and were executing a climb to 14000 ft. The captain had to disconnect the autothrust and manually reduce thrust in order to return to the desired speed. After the autothrust was re-engaged, the system operated normally. After discussing the incident we realized that I (the first officer) had failed to enter 'green DOT' speed on the climb page of the mcdu. However, this should have only resulted in the aircraft climbing at 250 KTS in 'speed engage' mode.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A319 FLC EXCEEDED MAX AIRSPD BELOW 10000 FT DUE TO MISPROGRAMMING THE MCP AND FMS. THE ACFT SPD WAS REDUCED AT ONCE AFTER MISTAKE WAS NOTED.
Narrative: AFTER DEPARTING PIT, CLEANING UP THE ACFT CONFIGN AND APCHING OUR INITIALLY ASSIGNED ALT (5000 FT), THE CAPT AND I NOTED OUR SPD WAS RAPIDLY APCHING 250 KTS. OUR FMA AT THE TIME INDICATED 'SPD ENGAGED' AND 'THRUST: CLB.' THE CAPT PULLED THE SPD SELECT KNOB AND SELECTED 250 KTS, BUT THE ACFT CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE THROUGH 250 KTS, EVEN THOUGH BY THIS TIME WE HAD BEEN ISSUED AND WERE EXECUTING A CLB TO 14000 FT. THE CAPT HAD TO DISCONNECT THE AUTOTHRUST AND MANUALLY REDUCE THRUST IN ORDER TO RETURN TO THE DESIRED SPD. AFTER THE AUTOTHRUST WAS RE-ENGAGED, THE SYS OPERATED NORMALLY. AFTER DISCUSSING THE INCIDENT WE REALIZED THAT I (THE FO) HAD FAILED TO ENTER 'GREEN DOT' SPD ON THE CLB PAGE OF THE MCDU. HOWEVER, THIS SHOULD HAVE ONLY RESULTED IN THE ACFT CLBING AT 250 KTS IN 'SPD ENGAGE' MODE.
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.