MLG FLC HAS ALTDEV ON DSCNT APCH.
Synopsis
MLG FLC HAS ALTDEV ON DSCNT APCH.
Narrative
THIS RPT IS REALLY ABOUT FATIGUE RATHER THAN AN ALTDEV. THIS WAS MY 7TH CONSECUTIVE DAY OF DUTY; MY 2ND DAY OF FLYING. I WAS QUITE TIRED WHEN COMING ON DUTY AT XA45. DURING THE FLT; EVERYTHING WENT OKAY. ON THE DSCNT WE WERE GIVEN A XING RESTR AT LEESE INTXN. THE DME PORTION OF THE MCO VOR WAS OUT CAUSING SOME CONFUSION IN IDENTING THE LEESE INTXN. AFTER SWITCHING TO ORLANDO APCH; WE WERE GIVEN A DSCNT CLRNC TO 9000 FT. BOTH THE FO AND MYSELF WERE ABLE TO SEE THE ARPT AND I ASKED THE FO TO TELL APCH. AT THIS TIME I WAS PRIMED FOR A CLRNC FOR A VISUAL APCH. AFTER THE FO ADVISED APCH THAT WE HAD THE FIELD INSIGHT WE WERE GIVEN A VECTOR FOR THE DOWNWIND. I THOUGHT WE WERE ALSO CLRED FOR A VISUAL APCH. AS WE DSNDED THROUGH 8700 FT THE ALTIMETER ALERTER SOUNDED. I STOPPED THE DSCNT AND INITIATED A CLB. I DIRECTED THE FO TO ASK FOR A FURTHER DSCNT CLRNC. WE WERE GIVEN CLRNC TO 8000 FT. THERE WAS NO TFC CONFLICT. I FEEL THAT MY JUDGEMENT WAS IMPAIRED BY FATIGUE. I ALSO FEEL THAT ONE IS UNABLE TO ACCURATELY DECIDE WHEN ONE IS TOO TIRED TO FLY. I KNOW I WAS UNABLE ON THIS DAY TO TELL. IF SOME KIND OF TESTS COULD BE DEVELOPED TO HELP PLTS IDENT FATIGUE AND THE RESULTING PERFORMANCE DEGRADATION I THINK SAFETY COULD BE GREATLY ENHANCED.
Source: NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System (public domain). Reports are voluntary submissions and are not verified by NASA.