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A319 flight crew descends early on the ELDEE3 arrival to dca; citing NOTAM changes to crossing restrs as distracting.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 783840 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200804 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | intersection : revue |
| State Reference | VA |
| Altitude | msl single value : 15000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : pct.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | A319 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | descent : intermediate altitude |
| Route In Use | arrival star : eldee |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 170 flight time total : 6500 flight time type : 2800 |
| ASRS Report | 783840 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 212 flight time total : 14992 flight time type : 2057 |
| ASRS Report | 783841 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : published procedure |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued advisory |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
Altitude deviation on ELDEE3 arrival to dca runway 01. During cruise I made the following changes to the ELDEE3 in the FMGC per NOTAM: pugee at or above 12000 ft delete restr at capss wzrrd at or above 10000 ft delete restr at daric. We crossed druzz at 15000 ft and were cleared to descend via the ELDEE3 arrival. I started a slow descent to pugee at 12000 ft. At 14600 ft washington center said we were supposed to stay at 15000 ft until revue. I climbed back to towards 15000 ft; reaching 14850 ft at revue then continued the arrival uneventfully. I discovered later that the airbus database did not have the 15000 ft restr at revue; even though it is a hard altitude on the printed arrival chart. The captain and I both missed this omission when we edited and reviewed the arrival. I sent an ACARS report on the ground at dca to report the database error. I believe the multiple NOTAM changes to the arrival helped me to overlook the database error; resulting in this deviation.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A319 FLT CREW DSNDS EARLY ON THE ELDEE3 ARR TO DCA; CITING NOTAM CHANGES TO CROSSING RESTRS AS DISTRACTING.
Narrative: ALTITUDE DEV ON ELDEE3 ARR TO DCA RWY 01. DURING CRUISE I MADE THE FOLLOWING CHANGES TO THE ELDEE3 IN THE FMGC PER NOTAM: PUGEE AT OR ABOVE 12000 FT DELETE RESTR AT CAPSS WZRRD AT OR ABOVE 10000 FT DELETE RESTR AT DARIC. WE CROSSED DRUZZ AT 15000 FT AND WERE CLRED TO DSND VIA THE ELDEE3 ARR. I STARTED A SLOW DSCNT TO PUGEE AT 12000 FT. AT 14600 FT WASHINGTON CENTER SAID WE WERE SUPPOSED TO STAY AT 15000 FT UNTIL REVUE. I CLBED BACK TO TOWARDS 15000 FT; REACHING 14850 FT AT REVUE THEN CONTINUED THE ARR UNEVENTFULLY. I DISCOVERED LATER THAT THE AIRBUS DATABASE DID NOT HAVE THE 15000 FT RESTR AT REVUE; EVEN THOUGH IT IS A HARD ALTITUDE ON THE PRINTED ARR CHART. THE CAPT AND I BOTH MISSED THIS OMISSION WHEN WE EDITED AND REVIEWED THE ARR. I SENT AN ACARS RPT ON THE GND AT DCA TO RPT THE DATABASE ERROR. I BELIEVE THE MULTIPLE NOTAM CHANGES TO THE ARR HELPED ME TO OVERLOOK THE DATABASE ERROR; RESULTING IN THIS DEVIATION.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 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.