An air carrier flight crew cleared via the frdmm RNAV STAR to dca failed to comply with the crossing altitude restrictions at brvry.

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Attributes
ACN	1038981
Time
Date	201209
Local Time Of Day	0601-1200
Place
Locale Reference	ZDC.ARTCC
State Reference	VA
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Descent Initial Approach
Route In Use	STAR FRDMM1 RNAV
Flight Plan	IFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Autoflight System
Person 1
Function	First Officer Pilot Flying
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 260 Flight Crew Total 14500 Flight Crew Type 4500
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Deviation - Altitude Crossing Restriction Not Met Deviation - Altitude Overshoot Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Deviation - Procedural Clearance

Narrative:

With autopilot engaged and cleared to descend via the frdmm one RNAV STAR; the aircraft descended below FL240 at brvry while showing on profile. It descended to FL233 before I could disengage the autopilot and (correct the) descent. We recovered; landed and then wrote up the system.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: An air carrier flight crew cleared via the FRDMM RNAV STAR to DCA failed to comply with the crossing altitude restrictions at BRVRY.

Narrative: With autopilot engaged and cleared to descend via the FRDMM One RNAV STAR; the aircraft descended below FL240 at BRVRY while showing on profile. It descended to FL233 before I could disengage the autopilot and (correct the) descent. We recovered; landed and then wrote up the system.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.