Controller and reporter disagree regarding if aircraft made altitude restr.

Attributes
ACN	322240
Time
Date	199511
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : ulw
State Reference	NY
Altitude	msl bound lower : 22000 msl bound upper : 23300
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zny
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-300
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 190 flight time total : 18000 flight time type : 5500
ASRS Report	322240
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 7000 flight time type : 800
ASRS Report	321588
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : undershoot non adherence : far non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

We were given a crossing restr of 35 mi south of ulw at FL220. We were cruising at FL260 at the time of the clearance. We set the point of 35 mi south of ulw in the FMC at an altitude of FL220. We started our descent approximately 55 mins south of ulw at a point of 38 mi. Prior to ulw ATC advised we had reached the crossing fix and were 2000 ft high. We had a descent rate of 4000 FPM and showed 3 mi remaining to the crossing fix. Also when ATC advised of the 2000 ft high we showed 1500 ft to level which at 4000 ft put us at FL220, at 35 mi south of ulw which is what our indications were. Checking with the VOR it substantiated our setting on the FMC. At 4000 FPM rate of descent the difference between what we showed and the center showed occurred within 30 seconds.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CTLR AND RPTR DISAGREE REGARDING IF ACFT MADE ALT RESTR.

Narrative: WE WERE GIVEN A XING RESTR OF 35 MI S OF ULW AT FL220. WE WERE CRUISING AT FL260 AT THE TIME OF THE CLRNC. WE SET THE POINT OF 35 MI S OF ULW IN THE FMC AT AN ALT OF FL220. WE STARTED OUR DSCNT APPROX 55 MINS S OF ULW AT A POINT OF 38 MI. PRIOR TO ULW ATC ADVISED WE HAD REACHED THE XING FIX AND WERE 2000 FT HIGH. WE HAD A DSCNT RATE OF 4000 FPM AND SHOWED 3 MI REMAINING TO THE XING FIX. ALSO WHEN ATC ADVISED OF THE 2000 FT HIGH WE SHOWED 1500 FT TO LEVEL WHICH AT 4000 FT PUT US AT FL220, AT 35 MI S OF ULW WHICH IS WHAT OUR INDICATIONS WERE. CHKING WITH THE VOR IT SUBSTANTIATED OUR SETTING ON THE FMC. AT 4000 FPM RATE OF DSCNT THE DIFFERENCE BTWN WHAT WE SHOWED AND THE CTR SHOWED OCCURRED WITHIN 30 SECONDS.

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.