Air carrier crew unable to make crossing restriction.

Attributes
ACN	148568
Time
Date	199006
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : rdu
State Reference	NC
Altitude	msl bound lower : 10000 msl bound upper : 11800
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zdc
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	enroute : direct
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150
ASRS Report	148568
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : undershoot altitude deviation : crossing restriction not met non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

En route from pit rdu we were cleared direct roa-sbv-SBV2-arv to rdu. The captain programmed the FMC accordingly, including crossing the aldan intersection at 10000'/250 KTS. In the vicinity of sbv we were cleared direct rdu and to cross 35 north DME at 10000'. We were cruising at FL240 in the VNAV mode. Additionally we had a 72 KT tailwind. The crossing restriction was given too late to initiate a VNAV descent. A manual descent was made with airspeed at barber pole, initially, but had to slow due turbulence. We were unable to contact ATC controller when it became obvious we would not make the restriction. We xed fix at 11800' descending at 4000 FPM.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR CREW UNABLE TO MAKE CROSSING RESTRICTION.

Narrative: ENRTE FROM PIT RDU WE WERE CLRED DIRECT ROA-SBV-SBV2-ARV TO RDU. THE CAPT PROGRAMMED THE FMC ACCORDINGLY, INCLUDING XING THE ALDAN INTXN AT 10000'/250 KTS. IN THE VICINITY OF SBV WE WERE CLRED DIRECT RDU AND TO CROSS 35 N DME AT 10000'. WE WERE CRUISING AT FL240 IN THE VNAV MODE. ADDITIONALLY WE HAD A 72 KT TAILWIND. THE XING RESTRICTION WAS GIVEN TOO LATE TO INITIATE A VNAV DSNT. A MANUAL DSNT WAS MADE WITH AIRSPD AT BARBER POLE, INITIALLY, BUT HAD TO SLOW DUE TURB. WE WERE UNABLE TO CONTACT ATC CTLR WHEN IT BECAME OBVIOUS WE WOULD NOT MAKE THE RESTRICTION. WE XED FIX AT 11800' DSNDING AT 4000 FPM.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 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.