Air carrier crew with a crossing restr has a maintenance problem and forgets to descend in time to m...

Attributes
ACN	472630
Time
Date	200005
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
State Reference	TX
Altitude	msl single value : 31000
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zfw.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Fokker 100
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	descent other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	472630
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 non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other controllerb
Resolutory Action	controller : issued advisory controller : issued new clearance
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

En route on the bowie 5 arrival, we were given a clearance direct ukw and cross 40 NM north of ukw at FL240. The first officer was flying and I set FL240 in the altitude window and we both confirmed the crossing restr. I then became distraction by a message on the MFDU and proceeded to work the problem. ATC then gave us a frequency change and upon checking in were asked what our clearance was. We were 50 NM from ukw and hadn't begun our descent. We were then given a clearance to cross kagle at 11000 ft. Both the first officer and myself were distraction due to the message. One of us needed to be monitoring the aircraft more closely. ATC did not mention the error and I don't believe there was a conflict, but it was a great lesson learned.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR CREW WITH A XING RESTR HAS A MAINT PROB AND FORGETS TO DSND IN TIME TO MAKE IT.

Narrative: ENRTE ON THE BOWIE 5 ARR, WE WERE GIVEN A CLRNC DIRECT UKW AND CROSS 40 NM N OF UKW AT FL240. THE FO WAS FLYING AND I SET FL240 IN THE ALT WINDOW AND WE BOTH CONFIRMED THE XING RESTR. I THEN BECAME DISTR BY A MESSAGE ON THE MFDU AND PROCEEDED TO WORK THE PROB. ATC THEN GAVE US A FREQ CHANGE AND UPON CHKING IN WERE ASKED WHAT OUR CLRNC WAS. WE WERE 50 NM FROM UKW AND HADN'T BEGUN OUR DSCNT. WE WERE THEN GIVEN A CLRNC TO CROSS KAGLE AT 11000 FT. BOTH THE FO AND MYSELF WERE DISTR DUE TO THE MESSAGE. ONE OF US NEEDED TO BE MONITORING THE ACFT MORE CLOSELY. ATC DID NOT MENTION THE ERROR AND I DON'T BELIEVE THERE WAS A CONFLICT, BUT IT WAS A GREAT LESSON LEARNED.

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.

Air carrier crew with a crossing restr has a maintenance problem and forgets to descend in time to make it.