During descent the crew of an erj-170 missed a crossing altitude clearance by 10;000 feet; and was s...

Attributes
ACN	1090870
Time
Date	201305
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.ARTCC
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	EMB ERJ 170/175 ER/LR
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Descent
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	Captain Pilot Not Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Events
Anomaly	Deviation - Altitude Crossing Restriction Not Met Deviation - Procedural Clearance Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy

Narrative:

During the descent we missed a clearance to descend 'via' the arrival. We had been receiving descents in manner not what we were accustomed to on this arrival. We did not think that anything was amiss until ATC queried us as to our altitude. We were vectored away from the arrival; descended; and resumed the arrival without incident. The night before my sleep period was interrupted at midnight due to a party in the room next door. Phone calls were made and the noise subsided. Sleep was difficult to obtain after that. Wake up was at 5 a.m. The next morning. There was some confusion during ATC's query that I now recognize as coming from fatigue. I might have; at that time; been flying in a mental fog.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: During descent the crew of an ERJ-170 missed a crossing altitude clearance by 10;000 feet; and was subsequently vectored and descended by ATC to regain the approach profile.

Narrative: During the descent we missed a clearance to descend 'via' the arrival. We had been receiving descents in manner not what we were accustomed to on this arrival. We did not think that anything was amiss until ATC queried us as to our altitude. We were vectored away from the arrival; descended; and resumed the arrival without incident. The night before my sleep period was interrupted at midnight due to a party in the room next door. Phone calls were made and the noise subsided. Sleep was difficult to obtain after that. Wake up was at 5 a.m. the next morning. There was some confusion during ATC's query that I now recognize as coming from fatigue. I might have; at that time; been flying in a mental fog.

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.

During descent the crew of an erj-170 missed a crossing altitude clearance by 10;000 feet; and was subsequently vectored and descended by ATC to regain the approach profile.