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An A300 crew completing a no slat landing checklist began an approach descent early but climbed to correct altitude before arriving at the descent point.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 804674 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200809 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : zzzz.artcc |
| State Reference | FO |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 8800 msl bound upper : 9700 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Dawn |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | A300 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 25 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 1200 |
| ASRS Report | 804674 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| ASRS Report | 804675 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe altitude deviation : excursion from assigned altitude non adherence : clearance other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : returned to assigned altitude |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
Distraction while finishing no slat approach checklist. Started descent out of 9700 ft to 8800 ft on approach early. Supplemental information from acn 804675: we had been working through a slat checklist (no slats; flaps more than 20). I was distraction while finishing the checklist and descended out of 9700 ft prior to the proper descent point. We corrected and then descended according to the profile.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN A300 CREW COMPLETING A NO SLAT LNDG CHECKLIST BEGAN AN APCH DSCNT EARLY BUT CLBED TO CORRECT ALT BEFORE ARRIVING AT THE DESCENT POINT.
Narrative: DISTR WHILE FINISHING NO SLAT APCH CHKLIST. STARTED DSCNT OUT OF 9700 FT TO 8800 FT ON APCH EARLY. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 804675: WE HAD BEEN WORKING THROUGH A SLAT CHKLIST (NO SLATS; FLAPS MORE THAN 20). I WAS DISTR WHILE FINISHING THE CHKLIST AND DSNDED OUT OF 9700 FT PRIOR TO THE PROPER DSCNT POINT. WE CORRECTED AND THEN DSNDED ACCORDING TO THE PROFILE.
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.