An SF340 flight crew fails to make their crossing restr. PIC cites a late clearance.

Attributes
ACN	439390
Time
Date	199906
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : mht.tracon
State Reference	NH
Altitude	msl bound lower : 5000 msl bound upper : 7000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : mht.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other vortac
Flight Phase	descent : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	enroute airway : ns.airway
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 22000 flight time type : 8000
ASRS Report	439390
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : crossing restriction not met altitude deviation : undershoot non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Given a crossing restr at VOR at 5000 ft. Given restr late. First officer flying. Looking at wrong DME, believed we had 10 more mi to go. Approach had us level at 7000 ft from crossing and then continued our descent to 5000 ft. My DME was on boston. Did not notice first officer's DME. First officer was using good rate down. I heard first officer calculate rate needed and watched him start down. Had I calculated myself, I probably would have noticed he was using wrong DME.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN SF340 FLC FAILS TO MAKE THEIR XING RESTR. PIC CITES A LATE CLRNC.

Narrative: GIVEN A XING RESTR AT VOR AT 5000 FT. GIVEN RESTR LATE. FO FLYING. LOOKING AT WRONG DME, BELIEVED WE HAD 10 MORE MI TO GO. APCH HAD US LEVEL AT 7000 FT FROM XING AND THEN CONTINUED OUR DSCNT TO 5000 FT. MY DME WAS ON BOSTON. DID NOT NOTICE FO'S DME. FO WAS USING GOOD RATE DOWN. I HEARD FO CALCULATE RATE NEEDED AND WATCHED HIM START DOWN. HAD I CALCULATED MYSELF, I PROBABLY WOULD HAVE NOTICED HE WAS USING WRONG DME.

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.