Flight crew of a B737 failed to meet crossing restr. Reporter claims it was due to strong tailwinds.

Attributes
ACN	348710
Time
Date	199609
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : esl airport : iad
State Reference	WV
Altitude	msl bound lower : 11000 msl bound upper : 11000
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : pkb
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent other
Route In Use	arrival other arrival star : star enroute airway : zdc
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 11000 flight time type : 6000
ASRS Report	348710
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : crossing restriction not met non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Given clearance to cross druzz intersection at 11000 ft at 250 KTS. Unable to make the crossing restr due to strong tailwinds. This was on the jasen 1 arrival into washington dulles.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC OF A B737 FAILED TO MEET XING RESTR. RPTR CLAIMS IT WAS DUE TO STRONG TAILWINDS.

Narrative: GIVEN CLRNC TO CROSS DRUZZ INTXN AT 11000 FT AT 250 KTS. UNABLE TO MAKE THE XING RESTR DUE TO STRONG TAILWINDS. THIS WAS ON THE JASEN 1 ARR INTO WASHINGTON DULLES.

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.