Air carrier medium large transport undershot altitude crossing restriction on descent.

Attributes
ACN	103913
Time
Date	198902
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : fdy
State Reference	OH
Altitude	msl bound lower : 10000 msl bound upper : 12000
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	descent other
Route In Use	enroute airway : v279
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 4000
ASRS Report	103913
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : undershoot non adherence : clearance other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Ambiguous
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation other

Narrative:

Cleared to cross essie intersection at 10000'. Actually crossed at 12000' and pilot thought that controller said gunne intersection. Crew should verify and controller should speak more slowly.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR MLG UNDERSHOT ALT CROSSING RESTRICTION ON DESCENT.

Narrative: CLRED TO CROSS ESSIE INTXN AT 10000'. ACTUALLY CROSSED AT 12000' AND PLT THOUGHT THAT CTLR SAID GUNNE INTXN. CREW SHOULD VERIFY AND CTLR SHOULD SPEAK MORE SLOWLY.

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