Altitude deviation, crossing restr not met on descent.

Attributes
ACN	310040
Time
Date	199507
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : bvl airport : slc
State Reference	UT
Altitude	msl bound lower : 17000 msl bound upper : 19000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zlc tower : mem
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B727-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent other
Route In Use	arrival other arrival star : star
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : second officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer
ASRS Report	310040
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	310205
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : undershoot altitude deviation : crossing restriction not met non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

We failed to meet a crossing restr on our descent into slc. When the clearance was given to us, I was busy retrieving ATIS, making a PA and finishing a landing data card. It wasn't until we were approximately 5 DME to the fix did I realize what was going on. It was at that point that the captain announced we were going to be high at the crossing restr. The first officer was attempting to descend even faster. We finally reached the altitude approximately 5 DME beyond the fix. At about the same time, ATC called and asked us if we were leveled at 17000 ft MSL. This problem arose because the captain and first officer were engrossed in a conversation and I was out of the loop listening to ATIS among other things. Our error was discovered when the captain finally crosschecked his DME. Supplemental information from acn 310205: center frequency was blocked due to numerous radio xmissions and no communication to advise center of our altitude was possible.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ALTDEV, XING RESTR NOT MET ON DSCNT.

Narrative: WE FAILED TO MEET A XING RESTR ON OUR DSCNT INTO SLC. WHEN THE CLRNC WAS GIVEN TO US, I WAS BUSY RETRIEVING ATIS, MAKING A PA AND FINISHING A LNDG DATA CARD. IT WASN'T UNTIL WE WERE APPROX 5 DME TO THE FIX DID I REALIZE WHAT WAS GOING ON. IT WAS AT THAT POINT THAT THE CAPT ANNOUNCED WE WERE GOING TO BE HIGH AT THE XING RESTR. THE FO WAS ATTEMPTING TO DSND EVEN FASTER. WE FINALLY REACHED THE ALT APPROX 5 DME BEYOND THE FIX. AT ABOUT THE SAME TIME, ATC CALLED AND ASKED US IF WE WERE LEVELED AT 17000 FT MSL. THIS PROB AROSE BECAUSE THE CAPT AND FO WERE ENGROSSED IN A CONVERSATION AND I WAS OUT OF THE LOOP LISTENING TO ATIS AMONG OTHER THINGS. OUR ERROR WAS DISCOVERED WHEN THE CAPT FINALLY XCHKED HIS DME. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 310205: CTR FREQ WAS BLOCKED DUE TO NUMEROUS RADIO XMISSIONS AND NO COM TO ADVISE CTR OF OUR ALT WAS POSSIBLE.

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.