Altitude bust. Night operation.

Attributes
ACN	292520
Time
Date	199412
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : dny
State Reference	NY
Altitude	msl bound lower : 25000 msl bound upper : 29000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zob
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Super 80
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	enroute : direct
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	292520
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : undershoot altitude deviation : crossing restriction not met non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Approximately XA45Z ZOB cleared flight direct to dny FL290 to cross 120 mi west of dny at FL250. First officer is PF and selects tkc dny -- selects navigation page 2 to determine initial heading. Captain tunes dny in NAV1 and notes not receiving dny, still out of range. Captain subsequently becomes involved in ATC frequency change and copying swf ATIS. ATC advises flight to begin descent now -- as crew notices NAV1 DME now indicating 120 NM. Omega had been left on NAV2 page, no distance information, and NAV2 left on previous NAVAID this flight was to last leg of a scheduled 11.57 duty day, 6.26 hour day.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ALT BUST. NIGHT OP.

Narrative: APPROX XA45Z ZOB CLRED FLT DIRECT TO DNY FL290 TO CROSS 120 MI W OF DNY AT FL250. FO IS PF AND SELECTS TKC DNY -- SELECTS NAV PAGE 2 TO DETERMINE INITIAL HDG. CAPT TUNES DNY IN NAV1 AND NOTES NOT RECEIVING DNY, STILL OUT OF RANGE. CAPT SUBSEQUENTLY BECOMES INVOLVED IN ATC FREQ CHANGE AND COPYING SWF ATIS. ATC ADVISES FLT TO BEGIN DSCNT NOW -- AS CREW NOTICES NAV1 DME NOW INDICATING 120 NM. OMEGA HAD BEEN LEFT ON NAV2 PAGE, NO DISTANCE INFO, AND NAV2 LEFT ON PREVIOUS NAVAID THIS FLT WAS TO LAST LEG OF A SCHEDULED 11.57 DUTY DAY, 6.26 HR DAY.

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.