S80 flight crew undershoot STAR altitude trying to train new first officer in maintenance entries.

Attributes
ACN	505310
Time
Date	200103
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	navaid : jen.vortac
State Reference	TX
Altitude	msl single value : 11000
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zfw.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Super 80
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	arrival star : glen rose
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	505311
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine
ASRS Report	505310
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe altitude deviation : crossing restriction not met altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	atc equipment other atc equipment : radar other controllera
Resolutory Action	flight crew : became reoriented flight crew : returned to original clearance
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

The radio call was never made and ATC asked if we departed altitude due to turbulence. The captain replied no, but informed ATC that the flight was in the descent to 11000 ft.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: S80 FLC UNDERSHOOT STAR ALT TRYING TO TRAIN NEW FO IN MAINT ENTRIES.

Narrative: THE RADIO CALL WAS NEVER MADE AND ATC ASKED IF WE DEPARTED ALT DUE TO TURB. THE CAPT REPLIED NO, BUT INFORMED ATC THAT THE FLT WAS IN THE DSCNT TO 11000 FT.

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.