AN E135 CREW; DSNDING INTO EWR; UNDERSHOT A STAR ALT RESTR; AND EXCEEDED 250 KTS BELOW 10000 FT.

Date: 2002-02 · Aircraft: EMB ERJ 135 ER/LR · Phase: descent

Anomalies: deviation-altitude-undershoot|deviation-speed-all-types|deviation-discrepancy-procedural-clearance|deviation-discrepancy-procedural-far|deviation-discrepancy-procedural-published-material-policy

Synopsis

AN E135 CREW; DSNDING INTO EWR; UNDERSHOT A STAR ALT RESTR; AND EXCEEDED 250 KTS BELOW 10000 FT.

Narrative

I WORK FOR ACR X. I AM FLYING WITH CAPT X THIS MONTH. HE FAILED TO MEET 2 XING RESTR CLRNCS IN 1 WK. THE FIRST FROM RDU TO HPN. ON FEB/FRI/02 APPROX XA30; FLT ABC WAS CLRED TO DSND VIA THE BOUNO 3 ARR (BUONO.BUONO3) XING GWENY AT 11000 FT AND 250 KTS THEN EILEN AT 8000 FT. THE CAPT'S DSCNT RATE WAS INSUFFICIENT TO MAKE THE RESTR. I INFORMED HIM TO INCREASE HIS RATE AND HE FAILED TO COMPLY. HE PASSED GWENY WELL ABOVE 250 KTS AND I STATED; 'AIRSPD' WHICH WAS A SIGNAL FOR HIM TO PAY ATTN TO 250 KTS. HE SHALLOWED HIS DSCNT RATE FURTHER AND COMPOUNDED THE NEED TO MEET EILEN AT 8000 FT. BY THE TIME HE HAD SLOWED AND STARTED FOR 8000 FT WE WERE WELL PAST EILEN AT ABOUT 9000 FT. THE SECOND WAS FEB/SAT/02 RDU-EWR. WE WERE DSNDING VIA THE DYLIN 1 ARR. THE CLRNC 'CROSS DYLIN AT 8000 FT VIA THE DYLIN 1 ARR' (DQO.DYLIN1). WHEN WE APCHED 10000 FT; I COULD TELL THE CAPT WAS NOT GOING TO SLOW TO 250 KTS. I SAID 'AIRSPD.' HE THEN SLOWED HIS DSCNT RATE WHILE COMPOUNDING THE NEED TO MEET DYLIN AT 8000 FT. WE PASSED OVER DYLIN AROUND 9000 FT DSNDING. BOTH CASES ARE SIMILAR AND NEITHER CAUSED A CONFLICT. THE CAPT CONTINUALLY MISJUDGES SITS AND CAUSES ME TO FEEL UNCOMFORTABLE. HE HAS LITTLE SITUATIONAL AWARENESS; LOW SELF-CONFIDENCE; POOR FLYING ABILITY; A FORCEFUL PERSONALITY; TALKS INCESSANTLY; AND INACTIONS RESULT FROM HIS LACK OF FOCUS.

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