A B757-200 flight crew failed to make a cross restr on the eldee arrival into dca.

Attributes
ACN	796355
Time
Date	200807
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : pct.tracon
State Reference	VA
Altitude	msl single value : 15000
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : pct.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	arrival star : eldee
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 175 flight time total : 18000 flight time type : 7400
ASRS Report	796355
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : crossing restriction not met non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	flight crew : returned to original clearance
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Chart Or Publication Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

During preflight; special attention was given to making NOTAM changes to eldee 3 arrival into the FMC. The flight was uneventful until potomac approach told us to cross druzz at 15000 ft and descend via the eldee 3 arrival. After passing druzz at 15000 ft; a descent was begun. Apparently; the FMC had dropped the hard altitude restr at revue during the programming to cross druzz at 15000 ft. Potomac approach told us to recheck our altitude and comply with the eldee 3 restrs. The rest of the STAR was complied with and the flight terminated normally. The eldee 3 arrival has a history of compliance difficulties as evidenced by the lengthy NOTAMS regarding altitude changes to the published STAR arrival. These changes have not been programmed into the FMC database for at least 3 months that I know of. There were plenty of distrs on the descent. WX; IMC conditions; and reprogramming of the FMC to meet controller induced altitude restrs to mention a few. Both pilots missed the fact that the FMC did not reflect the hard crossing altitude at revue. Fatigue may have also been a contributing factor as I had been awake since XA15 CST.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B757-200 FLT CREW FAILED TO MAKE A CROSS RESTR ON THE ELDEE ARR INTO DCA.

Narrative: DURING PREFLT; SPECIAL ATTENTION WAS GIVEN TO MAKING NOTAM CHANGES TO ELDEE 3 ARR INTO THE FMC. THE FLT WAS UNEVENTFUL UNTIL POTOMAC APCH TOLD US TO CROSS DRUZZ AT 15000 FT AND DSND VIA THE ELDEE 3 ARR. AFTER PASSING DRUZZ AT 15000 FT; A DSCNT WAS BEGUN. APPARENTLY; THE FMC HAD DROPPED THE HARD ALTITUDE RESTR AT REVUE DURING THE PROGRAMMING TO CROSS DRUZZ AT 15000 FT. POTOMAC APCH TOLD US TO RECHECK OUR ALTITUDE AND COMPLY WITH THE ELDEE 3 RESTRS. THE REST OF THE STAR WAS COMPLIED WITH AND THE FLT TERMINATED NORMALLY. THE ELDEE 3 ARR HAS A HISTORY OF COMPLIANCE DIFFICULTIES AS EVIDENCED BY THE LENGTHY NOTAMS REGARDING ALTITUDE CHANGES TO THE PUBLISHED STAR ARR. THESE CHANGES HAVE NOT BEEN PROGRAMMED INTO THE FMC DATABASE FOR AT LEAST 3 MONTHS THAT I KNOW OF. THERE WERE PLENTY OF DISTRS ON THE DSCNT. WX; IMC CONDITIONS; AND REPROGRAMMING OF THE FMC TO MEET CTLR INDUCED ALTITUDE RESTRS TO MENTION A FEW. BOTH PLTS MISSED THE FACT THAT THE FMC DID NOT REFLECT THE HARD CROSSING ALTITUDE AT REVUE. FATIGUE MAY HAVE ALSO BEEN A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR AS I HAD BEEN AWAKE SINCE XA15 CST.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 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.