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An A320 captain distraction by his air carrier financial condition and his lost retirement maintained 300 KTS to 7000 ft during descent.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 647297 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200502 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : ord.airport |
| State Reference | IL |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 7500 msl bound upper : 8000 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : c90.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | A320 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | descent : vacating altitude |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 214 flight time total : 3600 flight time type : 350 |
| ASRS Report | 647297 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 5000 flight time type : 1200 |
| ASRS Report | 647296 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| 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:
On downwind to runway 09R I was cleared from 10000 ft to 7000 ft. I found myself thinking of air carrier financial; my lost retirement; pay cuts; and what a beautiful day it was. So; with the autoplt and autothrottles on; and the airport in clear sight; I never selected a speed of 250 KTS on the descent. My automated airbus 320 flew at 300 KTS just as I asked it to. In 42 yrs of flying; I can't remember not slowing down at 10000 ft before. Supplemental information from acn 647296: VHF #1 radio was intermittent. As first officer; I was sending report on ACARS. ATC gave us a descent out of 10000 ft to 7000 ft. First officer acknowledged radio call and read back. Continued to enter report. Captain started descent. At 7500 ft; ATC asked if we could slow to 250 KIAS. We did slow from 310 KIAS to 250 KIAS. Rest of approach and landing uneventful.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN A320 CAPT DISTR BY HIS ACR FINANCIAL CONDITION AND HIS LOST RETIREMENT MAINTAINED 300 KTS TO 7000 FT DURING DSCNT.
Narrative: ON DOWNWIND TO RWY 09R I WAS CLRED FROM 10000 FT TO 7000 FT. I FOUND MYSELF THINKING OF ACR FINANCIAL; MY LOST RETIREMENT; PAY CUTS; AND WHAT A BEAUTIFUL DAY IT WAS. SO; WITH THE AUTOPLT AND AUTOTHROTTLES ON; AND THE ARPT IN CLR SIGHT; I NEVER SELECTED A SPD OF 250 KTS ON THE DSCNT. MY AUTOMATED AIRBUS 320 FLEW AT 300 KTS JUST AS I ASKED IT TO. IN 42 YRS OF FLYING; I CAN'T REMEMBER NOT SLOWING DOWN AT 10000 FT BEFORE. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 647296: VHF #1 RADIO WAS INTERMITTENT. AS FO; I WAS SENDING RPT ON ACARS. ATC GAVE US A DSCNT OUT OF 10000 FT TO 7000 FT. FO ACKNOWLEDGED RADIO CALL AND READ BACK. CONTINUED TO ENTER RPT. CAPT STARTED DSCNT. AT 7500 FT; ATC ASKED IF WE COULD SLOW TO 250 KIAS. WE DID SLOW FROM 310 KIAS TO 250 KIAS. REST OF APCH AND LNDG UNEVENTFUL.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.