A CRJ700 crew not paying attention and miss crossing restr issued by ZID controller.

Attributes
ACN	630624
Time
Date	200409
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	intersection : jeane
State Reference	IN
Altitude	msl bound lower : 24000 msl bound upper : 27000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zid.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Regional Jet 700 ER&LR
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	cruise : enroute altitude change cruise : level
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 160 flight time total : 5700 flight time type : 1100
ASRS Report	630624
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : crossing restriction not met non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued advisory
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

While cruising at FL270 and more than 20 NM from jeane intersection, ATC gave us an instruction to cross jeane at FL240. Since we had plenty of time, I just dialed in the new altitude in the pre-altitude selector on the autoplt panel and decided to wait with the start of the descent. My first officer and I were having a conversation and totally forgot about the previous instruction.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A CRJ700 CREW NOT PAYING ATTN AND MISS XING RESTR ISSUED BY ZID CTLR.

Narrative: WHILE CRUISING AT FL270 AND MORE THAN 20 NM FROM JEANE INTXN, ATC GAVE US AN INSTRUCTION TO CROSS JEANE AT FL240. SINCE WE HAD PLENTY OF TIME, I JUST DIALED IN THE NEW ALT IN THE PRE-ALT SELECTOR ON THE AUTOPLT PANEL AND DECIDED TO WAIT WITH THE START OF THE DSCNT. MY FO AND I WERE HAVING A CONVERSATION AND TOTALLY FORGOT ABOUT THE PREVIOUS INSTRUCTION.

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.