A crj-900 flight crew; distracted by ancillary duties and non work related problems; failed to slow ...

Narrative:

We were given the clearance to cross shine intersection at 250 KTS and 12;000 ft. After shine the controller asked for our speed and if we had been given a speed restriction. I had been off line getting a gate assignment and doing the passenger brief and came back on the frequency just as the controller asked our speed; impulsively and without checking I responded 250. In reality we were going faster than the 250 restriction. The controller said 'really?' and asked the air carrier aircraft ahead how fast they were going. The controller then told us we were going 50 KTS faster; over taking and to slow to 210.I felt bad that I wasn't more attentive and asked the captain about the speed issue. He felt bad too and admitted that he was distracted about problems outside of work. After we were handed off; the captain asked the new controller for a phone number to approach control. He called the number after we stopped at the gate and apologized for going too fast after shine.cause: distractions due to other non-flying duties and problems outside of work. Prevention: obviously; more attentiveness. Aircraft with FMS systems should be required to have the ATIS; gate assignments etc. Transmitted electronically into the FMS. This would keep both pilots inside the cockpit and focused on the flying.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A CRJ-900 Flight Crew; distracted by ancillary duties and non work related problems; failed to slow to 250 KTS as assigned by ATC. A further speed restriction was required to avoid separation issues.

Narrative: We were given the clearance to cross SHINE intersection at 250 KTS and 12;000 FT. After SHINE the Controller asked for our speed and if we had been given a speed restriction. I had been off line getting a gate assignment and doing the passenger brief and came back on the frequency just as the Controller asked our speed; impulsively and without checking I responded 250. In reality we were going faster than the 250 restriction. The Controller said 'really?' and asked the air carrier aircraft ahead how fast they were going. The Controller then told us we were going 50 KTS faster; over taking and to slow to 210.I felt bad that I wasn't more attentive and asked the Captain about the speed issue. He felt bad too and admitted that he was distracted about problems outside of work. After we were handed off; the Captain asked the new Controller for a phone number to Approach Control. He called the number after we stopped at the gate and apologized for going too fast after SHINE.Cause: Distractions due to other non-flying duties and problems outside of work. Prevention: Obviously; more attentiveness. Aircraft with FMS systems should be required to have the ATIS; gate assignments etc. transmitted electronically into the FMS. This would keep both pilots inside the cockpit and focused on the flying.

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.

Attributes
ACN	910178
Time
Date	201009
Local Time Of Day	1801-2400
Place
Locale Reference	CLT.Airport
State Reference	NC
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Regional Jet 900 (CRJ900)
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Initial Approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	First Officer Pilot Not Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 220 Flight Crew Total 4200 Flight Crew Type 3935
Events
Anomaly	Conflict Airborne Conflict Deviation - Procedural Clearance Deviation - Speed All Types

A crj-900 flight crew; distracted by ancillary duties and non work related problems; failed to slow to 250 KTS as assigned by ATC. A further speed restriction was required to avoid separation issues.