Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Confusion; Situational Awareness; Troubleshooting; Workload
ATC Issue All Types; Deviation - Speed All Types; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural FAR; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy
General None Reported / Taken
Airspace Structure; Procedure; Weather
I flew to OAK at night and have the following issues. When arriving from the east and when OAK is landing runway 12 we fly the BANND One RNAV arrival Jepp page 10-2A. This arrival procedure has aircraft crossing LOHGN intersection at a speed of 230 knots and to cross at or above 6;000 feet. This is a legal clearance because LOHGN is just outside of the lateral limits of the SFO Class B airspace (by only about two miles). However; the next two points on the arrival are WHYEE at or above 5;000 feet and HIRMO at 4;000 feet. These two points are in the lateral limits of the SFO Class B airspace; and below the published vertical limits of the Class B for that sector of 10;000 feet to 6;000 feet requiring a speed of 200 knots. My biggest concern is that the BANND One arrival is designed to put you below the Class B airspace at 230 knots. I would be happy to fly this procedure as published but I know that could lead to possible problems with violating an FAR speed restriction. Is it legal to fly at 230 knots below the floor of the SFO Class B airspace on this arrival procedure? Calling into question the legality and design of the BANND One Arrival Rwy 12 into OAK. Clarification from the FAA or the Arrival design group as to the legality of the published speed for this procedure into OAK.
Air carrier Captain flying the OAK BANND ONE RNAV Arrival to Runway 12 noted the procedure design requires crossing the WHYEE and HIRMO waypoints below SFO Class B at or above 5;000 and 4;000 feet respectively at 230 kts which is above the 200 kts speed constraint.