MD11 crew did not make altitude crossing restr.

Attributes
ACN	437280
Time
Date	199905
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	navaid : bdf.vortac
State Reference	IL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 33000 msl bound upper : 35000
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zau.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-11
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other other vortac
Flight Phase	cruise : enroute altitude change
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain instruction : instructor observation : company check pilot oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	437280
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain instruction : trainee
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : crossing restriction not met non adherence : company policies non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : returned to original clearance
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Missed crossing altitude. At FL370 with pilot's discretion to FL350, received clearance to cross 75 NM southwest of bdf at FL330. I put FL330 in the FMS and armed performance mode but forgot to change altitude window on fcp to FL330. I was demonstrating the performance mode to a new transition captain and failed to note that we had leveled at FL350 instead of FL330 until past the 75 NM fix. We informed ATC and continued down to FL330. I was talking about performance mode when I should have been paying more attention to what it was doing.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MD11 CREW DID NOT MAKE ALT XING RESTR.

Narrative: MISSED XING ALT. AT FL370 WITH PLT'S DISCRETION TO FL350, RECEIVED CLRNC TO CROSS 75 NM SW OF BDF AT FL330. I PUT FL330 IN THE FMS AND ARMED PERFORMANCE MODE BUT FORGOT TO CHANGE ALT WINDOW ON FCP TO FL330. I WAS DEMONSTRATING THE PERFORMANCE MODE TO A NEW TRANSITION CAPT AND FAILED TO NOTE THAT WE HAD LEVELED AT FL350 INSTEAD OF FL330 UNTIL PAST THE 75 NM FIX. WE INFORMED ATC AND CONTINUED DOWN TO FL330. I WAS TALKING ABOUT PERFORMANCE MODE WHEN I SHOULD HAVE BEEN PAYING MORE ATTN TO WHAT IT WAS DOING.

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.