Altitude deviation in descent. Crossing restriction not met.

Attributes
ACN	114147
Time
Date	198906
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : bna
State Reference	TN
Altitude	msl bound lower : 10000 msl bound upper : 11000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	descent other
Route In Use	arrival other arrival star : star enroute airway : zme
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 195 flight time total : 4200 flight time type : 160
ASRS Report	114147
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 16800
ASRS Report	114143
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : crossing restriction not met altitude deviation : overshoot other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Deviation

Narrative:

Call sign air carrier xx en route descent into bna on published STAR received clearance to descend to 10,000' at 30 DME south of bna. At approximately 35 DME south, memphis center told us we were cleared to 11,000' as we were passing 10,600', we climbed back up to 11,000' arresting the descent at 10,400'. Contributing factors: I read back the wrong clearance altitude for the descent, controller didn't correct my readback. Corrective action: recommend placing altitude restriction on published STAR.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ALT DEVIATION IN DESCENT. CROSSING RESTRICTION NOT MET.

Narrative: CALL SIGN ACR XX ENRTE DSCNT INTO BNA ON PUBLISHED STAR RECEIVED CLRNC TO DSND TO 10,000' AT 30 DME S OF BNA. AT APPROX 35 DME S, MEMPHIS CENTER TOLD US WE WERE CLRED TO 11,000' AS WE WERE PASSING 10,600', WE CLIMBED BACK UP TO 11,000' ARRESTING THE DSCNT AT 10,400'. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS: I READ BACK THE WRONG CLRNC ALT FOR THE DSCNT, CTLR DIDN'T CORRECT MY READBACK. CORRECTIVE ACTION: RECOMMEND PLACING ALT RESTRICTION ON PUBLISHED STAR.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 2007 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.