Captain of an medium large transport undershot descent altitude on a STAR arrival due to a wrong DME...

Attributes
ACN	350420
Time
Date	199610
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : csi airport : sat
State Reference	TX
Altitude	msl bound lower : 10000 msl bound upper : 11000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent other
Route In Use	arrival other arrival star : star enroute airway : zfw
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 17000 flight time type : 7000
ASRS Report	350420
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : undershoot non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Cleared to cross beney intersection on center point arrival. 'Sat' at 10000 ft. Read wrong DME and was high. No conflict.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CAPT OF AN MLG UNDERSHOT DSCNT ALT ON A STAR ARR DUE TO A WRONG DME SETTING.

Narrative: CLRED TO CROSS BENEY INTXN ON CTR POINT ARR. 'SAT' AT 10000 FT. READ WRONG DME AND WAS HIGH. NO CONFLICT.

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.

Captain of an medium large transport undershot descent altitude on a STAR arrival due to a wrong DME setting.