Flight crew inbound to las are issued the tragr RNAV 1 arrival and failed to comply with clearance.

Attributes
ACN	559047
Time
Date	200208
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : l30.tracon
State Reference	NV
Environment
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : l30.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-300
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	arrival star : tragr 1
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller military : 4 controller radar : 6 controller time certified in position2 : 6
ASRS Report	559047
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : crossing restriction not met non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	atc equipment other atc equipment : radar other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	faa : investigated
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance Cabin Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Air carrier X was on the tragr 1 arrival. Air carrier X was issued descent via tragr 1 arrival except maintain 8000 ft. Genot #1/500 N7110.299 gives an example using this phraseology. The genot also explains what the air crew is expected to do. This has happened numerous times with other aircraft. Quality assurance review has been filled out.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC INBOUND TO LAS ARE ISSUED THE TRAGR RNAV 1 ARR AND FAILED TO COMPLY WITH CLRNC.

Narrative: ACR X WAS ON THE TRAGR 1 ARR. ACR X WAS ISSUED DSCNT VIA TRAGR 1 ARR EXCEPT MAINTAIN 8000 FT. GENOT #1/500 N7110.299 GIVES AN EXAMPLE USING THIS PHRASEOLOGY. THE GENOT ALSO EXPLAINS WHAT THE AIR CREW IS EXPECTED TO DO. THIS HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES WITH OTHER ACFT. QUALITY ASSURANCE REVIEW HAS BEEN FILLED OUT.

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.