An air carrier MD80 forgot about a descent restr until an alert ARTCC controller reminded them and then they made a very steep descent and successfully made the restr.

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Attributes
ACN	373960
Time
Date	199707
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : bdf
State Reference	IL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 37000 msl bound upper : 37000
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zkc
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 descent other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	373960
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
ASRS Report	374190
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Began descent late. Barely made crossing restr. Would not have made it without heads up call from ATC.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ACR MD80 FORGOT ABOUT A DSCNT RESTR UNTIL AN ALERT ARTCC CTLR REMINDED THEM AND THEN THEY MADE A VERY STEEP DSCNT AND SUCCESSFULLY MADE THE RESTR.

Narrative: BEGAN DSCNT LATE. BARELY MADE XING RESTR. WOULD NOT HAVE MADE IT WITHOUT HEADS UP CALL FROM ATC.

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.