Flight crew of an air carrier medium large transport failed to descend in sufficient time to make altitude crossing restr due distraction of reprogramming the FMC for the crossing restr and at an increased airspeed. There was no comment from center controller.

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Attributes
ACN	417040
Time
Date	199810
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : dqo
State Reference	DE
Altitude	msl bound lower : 26000 msl bound upper : 27000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zny
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	descent other
Route In Use	arrival other arrival star : star enroute airway : zny
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 225 flight time total : 20100 flight time type : 3800
ASRS Report	417040
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : crossing restriction not met altitude deviation : undershoot non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Well into minks 1 STAR into lga, prior to kerno intersection, ZDC asked us to start descent to cross kerno intersection at FL260 and to pick up the airspeed as soon as possible as we descended to 320 KIAS. This was explained by controller that he needed the increased speed 'real soon' so therefore the early descent. Aircraft was taken out of VNAV and used vertical speed and mach speed control, so as to pick up speed, during the time just prior to handoff to controller (nyc). Several exchanges occurred and some confusion existed over other items. Upon contacting ZNY we realized we were at FL270 at kerno and throttled back and descended to FL260 within 1.5 mi of kerno. Nothing was said by center as he issued lower at that point.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC OF AN ACR MLG FAILED TO DSND IN SUFFICIENT TIME TO MAKE ALT XING RESTR DUE DISTR OF REPROGRAMMING THE FMC FOR THE XING RESTR AND AT AN INCREASED AIRSPD. THERE WAS NO COMMENT FROM CTR CTLR.

Narrative: WELL INTO MINKS 1 STAR INTO LGA, PRIOR TO KERNO INTXN, ZDC ASKED US TO START DSCNT TO CROSS KERNO INTXN AT FL260 AND TO PICK UP THE AIRSPD ASAP AS WE DSNDED TO 320 KIAS. THIS WAS EXPLAINED BY CTLR THAT HE NEEDED THE INCREASED SPD 'REAL SOON' SO THEREFORE THE EARLY DSCNT. ACFT WAS TAKEN OUT OF VNAV AND USED VERT SPD AND MACH SPD CTL, SO AS TO PICK UP SPD, DURING THE TIME JUST PRIOR TO HDOF TO CTLR (NYC). SEVERAL EXCHANGES OCCURRED AND SOME CONFUSION EXISTED OVER OTHER ITEMS. UPON CONTACTING ZNY WE REALIZED WE WERE AT FL270 AT KERNO AND THROTTLED BACK AND DSNDED TO FL260 WITHIN 1.5 MI OF KERNO. NOTHING WAS SAID BY CTR AS HE ISSUED LOWER AT THAT POINT.

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.