B757 flight crew distraction by FMS programming and miss crossing restr.

Attributes
ACN	499200
Time
Date	200101
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	navaid : sie.vortac
State Reference	NJ
Altitude	msl single value : 28000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zny.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	cruise : enroute altitude change
Route In Use	enroute airway : j121.airway
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 190 flight time total : 14500 flight time type : 275
ASRS Report	499200
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe altitude deviation : crossing restriction not met altitude deviation : undershoot non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	atc equipment other atc equipment : radar other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued advisory
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

ZBW cleared us to descend from FL280 to cross 35 NM north of manta intersection. I was flying and had trouble inputting restr into FMS. Captain then tried, and no luck. Then ATC asked if we were going to make restr. I performed maximum rate of descent. I honestly do not know for sure if I made the crossing restr, but I feel I may have been a little high. I am relatively new to B757 and was unable to figure out FMS and neither did captain who had been on B757 for 5 yrs. I do think I possibly entered restr on other side of manta intersection.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B757 FLC DISTR BY FMS PROGRAMMING AND MISS XING RESTR.

Narrative: ZBW CLRED US TO DSND FROM FL280 TO CROSS 35 NM N OF MANTA INTXN. I WAS FLYING AND HAD TROUBLE INPUTTING RESTR INTO FMS. CAPT THEN TRIED, AND NO LUCK. THEN ATC ASKED IF WE WERE GOING TO MAKE RESTR. I PERFORMED MAX RATE OF DSCNT. I HONESTLY DO NOT KNOW FOR SURE IF I MADE THE XING RESTR, BUT I FEEL I MAY HAVE BEEN A LITTLE HIGH. I AM RELATIVELY NEW TO B757 AND WAS UNABLE TO FIGURE OUT FMS AND NEITHER DID CAPT WHO HAD BEEN ON B757 FOR 5 YRS. I DO THINK I POSSIBLY ENTERED RESTR ON OTHER SIDE OF MANTA INTXN.

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.