B737 crew inbound to ord missed an assigned crossing altitude.

Attributes
ACN	505730
Time
Date	200103
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	navaid : jvl.vortac
State Reference	WI
Altitude	msl bound lower : 15000 msl bound upper : 17500
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : p50.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	arrival star : jvl
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	505730
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : undershoot altitude deviation : crossing restriction not met non adherence : published procedure non adherence : clearance
Resolutory Action	controller : issued advisory controller : issued new clearance
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

After crossing mytch at 19100 ft, ATC cleared us to cross jvl at 15000 ft. I did not hear the crossing restr and continued the descent to 15000 ft. The captain got distracted with the flight attendants. Approximately 3 miles from jvl, we were at 17500 ft when ATC asked if we were going to make jvl at 15000 ft. I told the captain I did not hear the crossing restr. ATC then gave us a revised clearance.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B737 CREW INBOUND TO ORD MISSED AN ASSIGNED CROSSING ALT.

Narrative: AFTER CROSSING MYTCH AT 19100 FT, ATC CLRED US TO CROSS JVL AT 15000 FT. I DID NOT HEAR THE CROSSING RESTR AND CONTINUED THE DESCENT TO 15000 FT. THE CAPT GOT DISTRACTED WITH THE FLT ATTENDANTS. APPROX 3 MILES FROM JVL, WE WERE AT 17500 FT WHEN ATC ASKED IF WE WERE GOING TO MAKE JVL AT 15000 FT. I TOLD THE CAPT I DID NOT HEAR THE CROSSING RESTR. ATC THEN GAVE US A REVISED CLRNC.

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.