A MD11 captain reported that the first officer as flying pilot was overwhelmed by ATC clearance chan...

Attributes
ACN	901880
Time
Date	201007
Local Time Of Day	0001-0600
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZZ.ARTCC
State Reference	FO
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	MD-11
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Cruise
Person 1
Function	Captain Pilot Not Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Events
Anomaly	ATC Issue All Types Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Deviation - Speed All Types

Narrative:

I was out of the seat for physiological reasons when we were given a descent clearance to 6;000 meters. The first officer was the pilot flying. The aircraft was dispatched with the autothrottle system inoperative due to the engine #1 fadec in alternate. We also had the engine #1 EPR gauge inoperative and the #3 fuel flow inoperative. Due to the increased workload caused by the aircraft mechanical problems; 3 runway changes and the complex communication problems with ATC; the throttles were not advanced at level off; the speed decayed and the stick shaker activated. The airspeed was quickly recovered to the proper speed.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A MD11 Captain reported that the First Officer as flying pilot was overwhelmed by ATC clearance changes; inoperative/MEL'ed equipment and so after a descent failed to add power causing the aircraft's stall warning to activate. Thrust was added and the aircraft quickly recovered.

Narrative: I was out of the seat for physiological reasons when we were given a descent clearance to 6;000 meters. The First Officer was the pilot flying. The aircraft was dispatched with the autothrottle system inoperative due to the engine #1 FADEC in alternate. We also had the engine #1 EPR gauge inoperative and the #3 fuel flow inoperative. Due to the increased workload caused by the aircraft mechanical problems; 3 runway changes and the complex communication problems with ATC; the throttles were not advanced at level off; the speed decayed and the stick shaker activated. The airspeed was quickly recovered to the proper speed.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.

A MD11 captain reported that the first officer as flying pilot was overwhelmed by ATC clearance changes; inoperative/MEL'ed equipment and so after a descent failed to add power causing the aircraft's stall warning to activate. Thrust was added and the aircraft quickly recovered.