A boeing 737-200 flight crew crossed above an assigned altitude near fak.

Attributes
ACN	451280
Time
Date	199910
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
State Reference	VA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 27000
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zdc.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	cruise : enroute altitude change
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 75 flight time total : 14000 flight time type : 4500
ASRS Report	451280
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 17000 flight time type : 8000
ASRS Report	451048
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : crossing restriction not met non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Crew was distracted by other duties and began descent late. Our clearance was to cross 85 mi south of fak at 27000 ft, we crossed 75 mi out of 27000 ft. There was no traffic or TCASII conflict. ATC did not inquire about descent intentions until it was too late to make our crossing restr. A heads up from ATC when he should have known from experience that we needed to begin our descent would have been helpful.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A BOEING 737-200 FLC CROSSED ABOVE AN ASSIGNED ALT NEAR FAK.

Narrative: CREW WAS DISTRACTED BY OTHER DUTIES AND BEGAN DSCNT LATE. OUR CLRNC WAS TO CROSS 85 MI S OF FAK AT 27000 FT, WE CROSSED 75 MI OUT OF 27000 FT. THERE WAS NO TFC OR TCASII CONFLICT. ATC DID NOT INQUIRE ABOUT DSCNT INTENTIONS UNTIL IT WAS TOO LATE TO MAKE OUR XING RESTR. A HEADS UP FROM ATC WHEN HE SHOULD HAVE KNOWN FROM EXPERIENCE THAT WE NEEDED TO BEGIN OUR DSCNT WOULD HAVE BEEN HELPFUL.

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.