A B727 flight crew forgets to descend in accord with ATC clearance when 35 mi northeast of fak, va.

Attributes
ACN	464430
Time
Date	200002
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
State Reference	VA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 29000 msl bound upper : 31000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zdc.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B727 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	cruise : level cruise : enroute altitude change
Route In Use	enroute airway : ns.airway
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : second officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer pilot : multi engine
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 3200 flight time type : 260
ASRS Report	464430
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : undershoot altitude deviation : crossing restriction not met non adherence : clearance other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
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:

En route to philadelphia from atlanta one controller had given us 'cross 20 mi north of fak at FL290.' later we were handed to another controller, who did not re-issue the crossing restr. At 35 mi north of fak we realized we had not descended, requested a lower descent, and continued normally. Nothing was ever said to us by a controller about an altitude deviation.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B727 FLC FORGETS TO DSND IN ACCORD WITH ATC CLRNC WHEN 35 MI NE OF FAK, VA.

Narrative: ENRTE TO PHILADELPHIA FROM ATLANTA ONE CTLR HAD GIVEN US 'CROSS 20 MI N OF FAK AT FL290.' LATER WE WERE HANDED TO ANOTHER CTLR, WHO DID NOT RE-ISSUE THE XING RESTR. AT 35 MI N OF FAK WE REALIZED WE HAD NOT DSNDED, REQUESTED A LOWER DSCNT, AND CONTINUED NORMALLY. NOTHING WAS EVER SAID TO US BY A CTLR ABOUT AN ALTDEV.

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.