A CE525 FLT CREW FAIL TO PROPERLY BRIEF AND COMPLY WITH THE DEP PROC OUT OF LAS; RESULTING IN A CLBING XING RESTR NOT BEING MET.

2003-11 · NASA ASRS report 601227

Date: 2003-11 · Aircraft: Citationjet (C525/C526) - CJ I / II / III / IV · Phase: climb

Anomalies: deviation-altitude-crossing-restriction-not-met|deviation-discrepancy-procedural-clearance|deviation-discrepancy-procedural-far|deviation-discrepancy-procedural-published-material-policy

Synopsis

A CE525 FLT CREW FAIL TO PROPERLY BRIEF AND COMPLY WITH THE DEP PROC OUT OF LAS; RESULTING IN A CLBING XING RESTR NOT BEING MET.

Narrative

ON THE BOACH 2 DEP; PASSING THROUGH 6200 FT MSL; CLBING AT 2500 FPM; LAS DEP ADVISED 'CLB TO FL190; COMPLY WITH RESTRS.' WE PASSED THROUGH THE ASSIGNED ALT AT BOACH (7000 FT) AND DISCOVERED OUR ERROR AT 7600 FT MSL. WE BEGAN A DSCNT BACK TOWARD 7000 FT AS THE DEP CTLR WAS CALLING US. NORMALLY; WE ARE NOT GIVEN A RESTR CLB FROM LAS. WE HAVE A MODEST CLB PROFILE AND THIS IS NOT USUALLY SOMETHING WE ARE ISSUED. ALSO; SINCE IT WAS WINDY; AND THERE WERE AIRMETS FOR TURB AT LOWER ALTS; I WAS THINKING TO GET TO A HIGHER ALT QUICKLY. IN ADDITION; WE WERE FOLLWOING A LARGER ACFT ON THE DEP AND I WANTED TO CLB ABOVE HIS WAKE TURB. THE CTLR'S INSTRUCTIONS GAVE ME VERY LITTLE TIME TO ARREST MY UPWARD MOMENTUM WITHOUT CAUSING PAX DISCOMFORT. MORE IMPORTANTLY; I FAILED TO REVIEW THE INITIAL CLB RESTRS DURING MY PRETKOF BRIEF. I HAD NOTED THE INITIAL DIRECTIONS AND TURN POINTS; BUT DID NOT REINFORCE THE INITIAL ALT AS 'AT OR BELOW.' THIS WAS DUE TO 2 FACTORS: 1) THE 'ABNORMAL' CLB RESTR (ERROR OF EXPECTATION) AND 2) A DISAGREEMENT WITH MY FO. HE FELT AS THOUGH I HAD BEEN TOO DETAIL-ORIENTED DURING OUR TOUR; IN AN ATTEMPT TO 'LIGHTEN-UP' I FAILED TO CHK THIS PARTICULAR DETAIL. ALSO; THERE WAS A SENSE OF 'LAS FLT BEFORE GOING HOME;' AND IT WAS A CLR DAY AND AN EASY FLT; BOTH OF WHICH CONTRIBUTED TO A LESS REGIMENTED ATTITUDE DURING THE INITIAL STAGES OF THE FLT. THIS EVENT REINFORCED FOR ME THE CONCEPT THAT EVERY FLT REQUIRES THE SAME ATTN TO DETAIL; REGARDLESS OF WHICH PART OF THE DUTY ROTATION IT FALLS IN. IN ADDITION; CONFLICTS BTWN CREW MEMBERS CANNOT BE ALLOWED TO MANIFEST IN INATTENTION TO COCKPIT DUTIES OR DETAIL. IN THE FUTURE; I WILL SOLICIT MORE FEEDBACK DURING OR AFTER MY BRIEFINGS TO ENSURE THAT BOTH CREW MEMBERS HAVE REVIEWED ASSIGNED PROCS FOR DETAILS; AND THAT EACH HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO CLARIFY ANY ISSUES WHICH WERE NOT SPECIFICALLY MENTIONED. ALSO; I HAVE BEEN REMINDED THAT PROCEDURAL RESTRS NOTED MAY BE IMPOSED AT ANY TIME. CONSEQUENTLY; I SHOULD EXPECT TO BE REQUIRED TO COMPLY WITH THEM UNLESS INSTRUCTED OTHERWISE; RATHER THAN EXPECTING THAT THEY WILL NOT BE REQUIRED BECAUSE I DON'T OFTEN GET THEM.

Source: NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System (public domain). Reports are voluntary submissions and are not verified by NASA.

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