B757 flight crew misses husky crossing restr on the canuk 4 into atl.

Attributes
ACN	742222
Time
Date	200706
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : atl.airport
State Reference	GA
Altitude	msl single value : 15000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : a80.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	descent : intermediate altitude ground : maintenance
Route In Use	arrival star : canuk
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : multi engine pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 11500 flight time type : 2000
ASRS Report	742222
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : crossing restriction not met non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

We were given clearance to cross husky at or below 14000 ft. I entered this altitude in the FMS and made sure we were in VNAV. Plane started descent on canuk 4 arrival; we were given runway 9R instead of the runway I thought we would get; which was runway 10. I started briefing runway 9R while descending and looked at our position. It showed we would not make the restr over husky. I told the captain to advise ATC immediately that we would not make it. The captain requested vectors; but ATC didn't want us off course; so we stayed on course and crossed husky 1000 ft high. I'm not sure why the aircraft was high. We did not have a strong tailwind. I was distracted because ATC gave us a runway I did not expect; so this took my concentration off of monitoring the aircraft. Next time I will prevent this problem by briefing all possible apches prior to top of descent!

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B757 FLT CREW MISSES HUSKY CROSSING RESTR ON THE CANUK 4 INTO ATL.

Narrative: WE WERE GIVEN CLRNC TO CROSS HUSKY AT OR BELOW 14000 FT. I ENTERED THIS ALT IN THE FMS AND MADE SURE WE WERE IN VNAV. PLANE STARTED DSCNT ON CANUK 4 ARR; WE WERE GIVEN RWY 9R INSTEAD OF THE RWY I THOUGHT WE WOULD GET; WHICH WAS RWY 10. I STARTED BRIEFING RWY 9R WHILE DSNDING AND LOOKED AT OUR POSITION. IT SHOWED WE WOULD NOT MAKE THE RESTR OVER HUSKY. I TOLD THE CAPT TO ADVISE ATC IMMEDIATELY THAT WE WOULD NOT MAKE IT. THE CAPT REQUESTED VECTORS; BUT ATC DIDN'T WANT US OFF COURSE; SO WE STAYED ON COURSE AND CROSSED HUSKY 1000 FT HIGH. I'M NOT SURE WHY THE ACFT WAS HIGH. WE DID NOT HAVE A STRONG TAILWIND. I WAS DISTRACTED BECAUSE ATC GAVE US A RWY I DID NOT EXPECT; SO THIS TOOK MY CONCENTRATION OFF OF MONITORING THE ACFT. NEXT TIME I WILL PREVENT THIS PROB BY BRIEFING ALL POSSIBLE APCHES PRIOR TO TOP OF DSCNT!

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.