An aircraft flying in the positive control area failed to make a crossing restr.

Attributes
ACN	253752
Time
Date	199310
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : bna
State Reference	TN
Altitude	msl bound lower : 24000 msl bound upper : 29000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zme
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Flight Phase	cruise other descent other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 3000
ASRS Report	253752
Person 2
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe altitude deviation : crossing restriction not met
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Flight was cleared to descend at pilot's discretion from FL290 to FL240 to cross 50 mi southwest of bna at FL240. Crew became distracted by minor in-flight problem and forgot about descent until 1 mi from crossing restr. No conflict of traffic!

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ACFT FLYING IN THE PCA FAILED TO MAKE A XING RESTR.

Narrative: FLT WAS CLRED TO DSND AT PLT'S DISCRETION FROM FL290 TO FL240 TO CROSS 50 MI SW OF BNA AT FL240. CREW BECAME DISTRACTED BY MINOR INFLT PROB AND FORGOT ABOUT DSCNT UNTIL 1 MI FROM XING RESTR. NO CONFLICT OF TFC!

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.