Narrative:

ZOB cleared flight to descend to FL280 60 NM east of djb VOR. Captain (the PNF) programmed computer (FMS) to a point 13 NM east of phaty intersection on J60. The combined mileage to djb was 40 NM vice 60 NM. Aircraft notified us of its inability to make descent by ATC. Aircraft, however, showed us starting a slow descent and following our vertical path. Aircraft was actually just passing descent leveloff point when descent was initiated. Poor cockpit coordination/backup. Not properly verifying mileage after ATC instructions. Captain previously trained in B757, waypoints that distant from fix along route must be associated to closest waypoint. (No real need in A320 waypoints not associated with rtes.) early morning departure/short night rest (fatigue). Complacency.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN A320 CAPT MISHANDLED HIS FMS AND MISSED A XING RESTR.

Narrative: ZOB CLRED FLT TO DSND TO FL280 60 NM E OF DJB VOR. CAPT (THE PNF) PROGRAMMED COMPUTER (FMS) TO A POINT 13 NM E OF PHATY INTXN ON J60. THE COMBINED MILEAGE TO DJB WAS 40 NM VICE 60 NM. ACFT NOTIFIED US OF ITS INABILITY TO MAKE DSCNT BY ATC. ACFT, HOWEVER, SHOWED US STARTING A SLOW DSCNT AND FOLLOWING OUR VERT PATH. ACFT WAS ACTUALLY JUST PASSING DSCNT LEVELOFF POINT WHEN DSCNT WAS INITIATED. POOR COCKPIT COORD/BACKUP. NOT PROPERLY VERIFYING MILEAGE AFTER ATC INSTRUCTIONS. CAPT PREVIOUSLY TRAINED IN B757, WAYPOINTS THAT DISTANT FROM FIX ALONG RTE MUST BE ASSOCIATED TO CLOSEST WAYPOINT. (NO REAL NEED IN A320 WAYPOINTS NOT ASSOCIATED WITH RTES.) EARLY MORNING DEP/SHORT NIGHT REST (FATIGUE). COMPLACENCY.

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.