MLG FLC UNABLE TO MAKE XING RESTRICTION.
Synopsis
MLG FLC UNABLE TO MAKE XING RESTRICTION.
Narrative
ATC -- ZJX FREQ; CAPT FLYING A DSCNT INTO MCO. HE MISSED THE ALT RESTRICTION AT LAMMA INTXN BY 4000 FT. DSCNT AND ACFT WAS ON AUTOPLT PATH DSCNT. THE CTR CTLR GAVE US CROSS LAMMA INTXN AT 12000 FT AT 250 KTS. I BELIEVE THE CTLR GAVE US THIS CLRNC TOO CLOSE INTO LAMMA INTXN TO MAKE IT IN TIME. I ASKED FOR RELIEF AND TOLD ATC WE WOULD BE HIGH AND FAST; THE CTLR DID NOT RESPOND. NO OTHER ATC DIRECTIVES WERE THEN HEARD TO OTHER ACFT. I REPEATED MY REQUEST AND STATEMENT; THE CTLR THEN RESPONDED BY AN ANGRY STATEMENT AND STATING THAT WE SHOULD HAVE MADE THE RESTRICTION. THE CAPT THEN REQUESTED A TURN OFF THE ARR - - AGAIN NO RESPONSE. HE REPEATED HIS REQUEST; THE CTLR TOLD US TO FLY A HDG AND REDUCE SPD FIRST THEN MAKE A DSCNT TO 12000 FT. I BELIEVE THE CAPT FLYING DID NOT ACT QUICKLY ENOUGH TO MAKE THE RESTRICTION OR NOTE HIS HIGH GNDSPD. I TOLD HIM 2 TIMES THAT HE WAS TOO HIGH. HE SEEMED DISTRACTED BY COM AND WHAT THE FLT FMC COMPUTER WAS TELLING HIM. ALSO; THE CTLR GAVE US THE ALT RESTRICTION TOO CLOSE TO LAMMA INTXN. ALSO THE CTLR DID NOT RESPOND WHEN I TOLD HIM WE WERE TOO HIGH. TO PREVENT A RECURRENCE; CAPT BE MORE VIGILANT TO ACFT GNDSPD; PROGRAMMING FMC AND ACT SOONER TO ATC INSTRUCTIONS.
Source: NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System (public domain). Reports are voluntary submissions and are not verified by NASA.