DC9-30 crew did not notice an 'at or above' atl restr on the dylin 1 STAR into ewr.

Attributes
ACN	534788
Time
Date	200201
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	navaid : dqo.vortac
State Reference	DE
Altitude	msl bound lower : 20000 msl bound upper : 22000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zny.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	DC-9 30
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	arrival star : dqo.dylin 1
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 5000
ASRS Report	534738
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : crossing restriction not met altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : published procedure non adherence : company policies non adherence : far
Independent Detector	atc equipment other atc equipment : radar other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued alert controller : issued new clearance
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Chart Or Publication Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Cleared dylin arrival to ewr. Passing kerno intersection, briefed and observed crossing restr at 'stefe' intersection at or above 13000 ft. We failed to see altitude restr to cross dqo at or above FL220. Descending through FL200, ATC requested leveloff. Grossed dqo at FL200, then continued with arrival and restrs. Problem: chart depiction: dqo crossing restr is printed directly below VOR information box with dark arrow pointed to VOR location. All other altitude restrs are depicted with light printed areas. Solution: relocate dqo crossing altitude away from VOR box information and designated with light printed arrows.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: DC9-30 CREW DID NOT NOTICE AN 'AT OR ABOVE' ATL RESTR ON THE DYLIN 1 STAR INTO EWR.

Narrative: CLRED DYLIN ARR TO EWR. PASSING KERNO INTXN, BRIEFED AND OBSERVED XING RESTR AT 'STEFE' INTXN AT OR ABOVE 13000 FT. WE FAILED TO SEE ALT RESTR TO CROSS DQO AT OR ABOVE FL220. DSNDING THROUGH FL200, ATC REQUESTED LEVELOFF. GROSSED DQO AT FL200, THEN CONTINUED WITH ARR AND RESTRS. PROB: CHART DEPICTION: DQO XING RESTR IS PRINTED DIRECTLY BELOW VOR INFO BOX WITH DARK ARROW POINTED TO VOR LOCATION. ALL OTHER ALT RESTRS ARE DEPICTED WITH LIGHT PRINTED AREAS. SOLUTION: RELOCATE DQO XING ALT AWAY FROM VOR BOX INFO AND DESIGNATED WITH LIGHT PRINTED ARROWS.

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.