Narrative:

During a flight from new york lga airport to washington dulles, we were on V39 near lancaster VOR. ATC gave us a clearance to 'cross hyper intersection at 9000 ft and robrt intersection at 8000 ft.' we put 8000 ft in the altitude alerter and began the descent. We reached 9000 ft prior to hyper intersection and continued down to 8000 ft. ATC asked our altitude and we informed him 8500 ft, we immediately returned to 9000 ft and crossed hyper at that altitude. After crossing hyper at 9000 ft, we complied with the original clearance and descended to cross robrt at 8000N ft. I feel that the contributing factors to this mistake were the inoperative FMC and the fact that we put 8000 ft in the altitude alerter. If this situation should arise again, I would put the highest crossing altitude in the alerter and not descend until we confirm passing the fix.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC OF A JETSTREAM 41 OVERSHOT XING RESTR, RESULTING IN ARTCC CTLR QUESTIONING THEIR ALT AS THEY PASSED THE FIX.

Narrative: DURING A FLT FROM NEW YORK LGA ARPT TO WASHINGTON DULLES, WE WERE ON V39 NEAR LANCASTER VOR. ATC GAVE US A CLRNC TO 'CROSS HYPER INTXN AT 9000 FT AND ROBRT INTXN AT 8000 FT.' WE PUT 8000 FT IN THE ALT ALERTER AND BEGAN THE DSCNT. WE REACHED 9000 FT PRIOR TO HYPER INTXN AND CONTINUED DOWN TO 8000 FT. ATC ASKED OUR ALT AND WE INFORMED HIM 8500 FT, WE IMMEDIATELY RETURNED TO 9000 FT AND CROSSED HYPER AT THAT ALT. AFTER XING HYPER AT 9000 FT, WE COMPLIED WITH THE ORIGINAL CLRNC AND DSNDED TO CROSS ROBRT AT 8000N FT. I FEEL THAT THE CONTRIBUTING FACTORS TO THIS MISTAKE WERE THE INOP FMC AND THE FACT THAT WE PUT 8000 FT IN THE ALT ALERTER. IF THIS SIT SHOULD ARISE AGAIN, I WOULD PUT THE HIGHEST XING ALT IN THE ALERTER AND NOT DSND UNTIL WE CONFIRM PASSING THE FIX.

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.