AN ACR FLC FAILS TO MAKE THEIR ALT XING RESTR AND EXCEED THE 250 KT RULE UNDER 10000 FT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO CROSS SWEET INTXN NEAR EWR; NJ.

Narrative

ON WILLIAMSPORT ARR INTO EWR; WE WERE ASSIGNED 320 KTS AND LATER GIVEN A XING RESTR OF SWEET AT 7000 FT. ON DSCNT THROUGH 16000 FT; WE ENCOUNTERED BORDERLINE MODERATE TURB AND INFORMED ATC THAT DUE TO TURB WE HAD TO SLOW TO 280 KTS. HE SAID OK AND ASKED IF WE COULD STILL MAKE SWEET AT 7000 FT. I TOOK A QUICK LOOK AT OUR DISTANCE/ALT; SAW MY FO DEPLOYING THE SPD BRAKE; AND REPLIED YES. WE INITIALLY SLOWED TO 280 KTS; BUT MY FO; SEEING THAT WE WERE ABOVE THE DSCNT PROFILE FOR SWEET; INCREASED THE DSCNT RATE AND ALLOWED THE AIRSPD TO BUILD BACK UP TO 300 KTS. AT 11500 FT WITH ABOUT 4000 FPM RATE OF DSCNT; I CALLED OUT APCHING 10000 FT FOR SLOWING TO 250 KTS. THE FO DIDN'T PICK UP ON WHAT I SAID SO NOW AT 10500 FT WITH 300 KTS AND 4000 FPM RATE OF DSCNT; I SAID WE NEED TO SLOW DOWN. HE INITIATED THE SLOWDOWN WITH THE VERT SPD WHEEL AND I POINTED TO ALT HOLD; WHICH HE THEN PUSHED. WE FINALLY LEVELED AT 8700 FT AND SLOWED TO 250 KTS. AT THIS POINT; WE WERE HANDED OFF TO NEW YORK APCH. I CHKED IN AT 8700 FT FOR 7000 FT JUST PRIOR TO SWEET. THE CTLR GAVE US A HDG AND WE PASSED ABEAM SWEET AT 8600 FT AND LEVELED AT 7000 FT ABOUT 2 MI LATER. THESE EVENTS HAPPENED VERY QUICKLY AND I WAS SO PREOCCUPIED WITH WATCHING THE ACFT AND FO THAT I DID NOT HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO ALERT THE CTLR THAT WE MIGHT NOT MAKE THE SWEET ALT RESTR. WHILE I SAW THE SIT DEVELOP IN A TIMELY MANNER AND VERBALIZED CORRECTIVE ACTION; I DID NOT TAKE POSITIVE CTL OF THE ACFT FROM THE FO. REASONS FOR THIS: 1) THE FO IS VERY EXPERIENCED AND COMPETENT. 2) I HAVE FLOWN WITH HIM MANY TIMES AND AM COMFORTABLE AND CONFIDENT IN HIS ABILITY. ALSO CONTRIBUTING TO THIS IT WAS THE FO'S FIRST TRIP AFTER BEING OFF FOR 30 DAYS SO HE WAS 'RUSTY.' IN HINDSIGHT; I SHOULD HAVE BEEN MORE PROACTIVE ABOUT ASSUMING CTL; BUT I DIDN'T BECAUSE I BELIEVED (BECAUSE OF MY PAST EXPERIENCE WITH HIM) THAT HE WOULD GET THE JOB DONE.