Narrative:

En route from buf to ewr, ZBW cleared us direct to crank intersection to intercept shaff 3 arrival, to cross crank intersection at 7000 ft MSL. FMC was programmed and descent begun. At 10500 ft MSL, the aircraft had not begun to slow down to 250 KTS. We took over manually and realized that we would not make crank intersection at 7000 ft MSL. I notified ZBW, he was very mad. I asked for a vector for descent. Nothing else said.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: INBOUND TO EWR ARPT, ACR FLC WAS UNABLE TO MAKE A TIMELY FMS INPUT FOR AN INTXN ALT XING RESTR ON A STAR, CAUSING THE FLC TO TAKE BACK MANUAL CTL OF ACFT. FLC ADVISED ATC THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO MEET RESTR. THOUGH ATC EXPRESSED DISPLEASURE, FLT PROCEEDED ON COURSE TO DEST.

Narrative: ENRTE FROM BUF TO EWR, ZBW CLRED US DIRECT TO CRANK INTXN TO INTERCEPT SHAFF 3 ARR, TO CROSS CRANK INTXN AT 7000 FT MSL. FMC WAS PROGRAMMED AND DSCNT BEGUN. AT 10500 FT MSL, THE ACFT HAD NOT BEGUN TO SLOW DOWN TO 250 KTS. WE TOOK OVER MANUALLY AND REALIZED THAT WE WOULD NOT MAKE CRANK INTXN AT 7000 FT MSL. I NOTIFIED ZBW, HE WAS VERY MAD. I ASKED FOR A VECTOR FOR DSCNT. NOTHING ELSE SAID.

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.