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An air carrier flight crew inbound to dca on the eldee arrival; which had been changed by NOTAM; missed a crossing restr because they deleted a fix in error.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 791284 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200806 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : dca.airport |
| State Reference | DC |
| Altitude | msl single value : 15000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zdc.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Route In Use | arrival star : eldee |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| ASRS Report | 791284 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| ASRS Report | 791283 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : crossing restriction not met non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Chart Or Publication Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
We were flying the eldee arrival in dca. The NOTAM had numerous changes which included changing crossing restrs and deleting some waypoints. Druzz intersection had an expect to cross at 15000 ft which we were issued; then 7.1 miles later there is 'cross at 15000 ft' at revue intersection which we had inadvertently deleted. After crossing druzz we were issued the clearance 'descend via the eldee arrival.' we started our descent shortly after druzz to make the next restr and were advised that we were supposed to cross revue at 15000 ft.supplemental information from acn 791283: there is a NOTAM to this arrival that deletes some crossings. Revue was taken out of the flight plan by mistake along with confusion with two crossing restrs that have the same altitude; one an expect and another hard crossing. No apparent traffic conflict.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN ACR FLT CREW INBND TO DCA ON THE ELDEE ARR; WHICH HAD BEEN CHANGED BY NOTAM; MISSED A CROSSING RESTR BECAUSE THEY DELETED A FIX IN ERROR.
Narrative: WE WERE FLYING THE ELDEE ARR IN DCA. THE NOTAM HAD NUMEROUS CHANGES WHICH INCLUDED CHANGING CROSSING RESTRS AND DELETING SOME WAYPOINTS. DRUZZ INTXN HAD AN EXPECT TO CROSS AT 15000 FT WHICH WE WERE ISSUED; THEN 7.1 MILES LATER THERE IS 'CROSS AT 15000 FT' AT REVUE INTXN WHICH WE HAD INADVERTENTLY DELETED. AFTER CROSSING DRUZZ WE WERE ISSUED THE CLRNC 'DSND VIA THE ELDEE ARR.' WE STARTED OUR DSCNT SHORTLY AFTER DRUZZ TO MAKE THE NEXT RESTR AND WERE ADVISED THAT WE WERE SUPPOSED TO CROSS REVUE AT 15000 FT.SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 791283: THERE IS A NOTAM TO THIS ARR THAT DELETES SOME CROSSINGS. REVUE WAS TAKEN OUT OF THE FLT PLAN BY MISTAKE ALONG WITH CONFUSION WITH TWO CROSSING RESTRS THAT HAVE THE SAME ALT; ONE AN EXPECT AND ANOTHER HARD CROSSING. NO APPARENT TFC CONFLICT.
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.