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Clt controller described failure of flight crew to comply with STAR altitude crossing restriction; indicating interfacility coordination failure and pilot or controller error.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 746886 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200707 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : clt.airport |
| State Reference | NC |
| Altitude | msl single value : 14600 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : ztl.artcc tracon : clt.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-400 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level descent : approach |
| Route In Use | arrival star : sudsy |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Experience | controller radar : 23 controller time certified in position1 : 13 |
| ASRS Report | 746866 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : crossing restriction not met |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | ATC Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
B737-400 assigned 'SUDSY1' arrival. Procedure says expect to cross sudsy at 13000 ft. LOA between clt ATCT and ZTL says aircraft 'shall' cross sudsy at 13000 ft. Aircraft crossed sudsy at 14700 ft descending. No coordination completed.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CLT CTLR DESCRIBED FAILURE OF FLT CREW TO COMPLY WITH STAR ALT CROSSING RESTRICTION; INDICATING INTERFAC COORD FAILURE AND PLT OR CTLR ERROR.
Narrative: B737-400 ASSIGNED 'SUDSY1' ARR. PROC SAYS EXPECT TO CROSS SUDSY AT 13000 FT. LOA BTWN CLT ATCT AND ZTL SAYS ACFT 'SHALL' CROSS SUDSY AT 13000 FT. ACFT CROSSED SUDSY AT 14700 FT DSNDING. NO COORD COMPLETED.
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.