S80 near dca fails to meet crossing restr altitude.

Attributes
ACN	448830
Time
Date	199909
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dca.airport
State Reference	DC
Altitude	msl bound lower : 15000 msl bound upper : 16000
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : dca.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Super 80
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	descent : approach descent : intermediate altitude descent : vacating altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	448830
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : crossing restriction not met non adherence : published procedure non adherence : clearance
Resolutory Action	flight crew : returned to original clearance none taken : insufficient time
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Cabin Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Misjudged rate of descent to cross jaybo at 15000 ft. Was high at about 16000 ft, was level at 15000 ft ott 085 degree radial 37 DME instead of the ott 085 degree radial 35 DME. No comment from ZDC. Flight attendant interruption was a factor here. Didn't prioritize tanks at hand well enough. Never again.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: S80 NEAR DCA FAILS TO MEET XING RESTR ALT.

Narrative: MISJUDGED RATE OF DSCNT TO CROSS JAYBO AT 15000 FT. WAS HIGH AT ABOUT 16000 FT, WAS LEVEL AT 15000 FT OTT 085 DEG RADIAL 37 DME INSTEAD OF THE OTT 085 DEG RADIAL 35 DME. NO COMMENT FROM ZDC. FLT ATTENDANT INTERRUPTION WAS A FACTOR HERE. DIDN'T PRIORITIZE TANKS AT HAND WELL ENOUGH. NEVER AGAIN.

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.