B775-200 flight crew exceeds 250 KTS below 10000 ft MSL due to FMS programming distraction.

Attributes
ACN	716628
Time
Date	200611
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ord.airport
State Reference	IL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 8000 msl bound upper : 13000
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : c90.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	arrival : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
ASRS Report	716628
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued advisory other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft ATC Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Ambiguous
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Were cruising at ATC directed 270 KTS. Asked to accelerate to 300 KTS. Subsequently received clearance to descend from 13000 ft down to 8000 ft. Shortly thereafter was given instructions to turn left off the STAR and then advised that we would be landing on runway 9R versus runway 4R which we had previously loaded into the FMC. Went heads-down to load the new approach and then checked the points against the approach page. During this time I descended through 10000 ft without first slowing to 250 KTS. Just after leveling at 8000 ft ATC asked us what speed we were maintaining. I immediately slowed to 250 KTS using full flight speedbrakes. Remainder of flight normal.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B775-200 FLT CREW EXCEEDS 250 KTS BELOW 10000 FT MSL DUE TO FMS PROGRAMMING DISTR.

Narrative: WERE CRUISING AT ATC DIRECTED 270 KTS. ASKED TO ACCELERATE TO 300 KTS. SUBSEQUENTLY RECEIVED CLRNC TO DSND FROM 13000 FT DOWN TO 8000 FT. SHORTLY THEREAFTER WAS GIVEN INSTRUCTIONS TO TURN L OFF THE STAR AND THEN ADVISED THAT WE WOULD BE LNDG ON RWY 9R VERSUS RWY 4R WHICH WE HAD PREVIOUSLY LOADED INTO THE FMC. WENT HEADS-DOWN TO LOAD THE NEW APCH AND THEN CHKED THE POINTS AGAINST THE APCH PAGE. DURING THIS TIME I DSNDED THROUGH 10000 FT WITHOUT FIRST SLOWING TO 250 KTS. JUST AFTER LEVELING AT 8000 FT ATC ASKED US WHAT SPD WE WERE MAINTAINING. I IMMEDIATELY SLOWED TO 250 KTS USING FULL FLT SPEEDBRAKES. REMAINDER OF FLT NORMAL.

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.