Altitude deviation. Crossing restriction not met.

Attributes
ACN	147161
Time
Date	199005
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : mkg
State Reference	MI
Altitude	msl bound lower : 23000 msl bound upper : 28000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zau
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Large Transport, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 6000
ASRS Report	147161
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : crossing restriction not met altitude deviation : undershoot non adherence : clearance other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

We were cleared to cross 40 east of muskegon at 23000' (clearance received about muskegon). The copilot was off the frequency and on #2 radio talking to his friends on unicom at traverse city and didn't tell me he was off the air. I copied the clearance on my pad but didn't put it in the altitude warning window. The second officer heard the clearance and didn't challenge me about the new altitude not being put in the window. The last leg of a 4 day trip and all 3 were fatigued. The teamwork I normally have and openness in the cockpit was not present partly because, the coplts responses throughout the month were conversation stoppers and not conducive to good communication. I felt a break down in the teamwork and didn't know how to reverse it. We had 3 different F/es for 4 trips and it contributed to the lack of teamwork. When we were 39 mi east, ATC asked us if we were going to make our crossing. Obviously no. Only 1 mi, they said do your best!

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ALT DEVIATION. CROSSING RESTRICTION NOT MET.

Narrative: WE WERE CLRED TO CROSS 40 E OF MUSKEGON AT 23000' (CLRNC RECEIVED ABOUT MUSKEGON). THE COPLT WAS OFF THE FREQ AND ON #2 RADIO TALKING TO HIS FRIENDS ON UNICOM AT TRAVERSE CITY AND DIDN'T TELL ME HE WAS OFF THE AIR. I COPIED THE CLRNC ON MY PAD BUT DIDN'T PUT IT IN THE ALT WARNING WINDOW. THE S/O HEARD THE CLRNC AND DIDN'T CHALLENGE ME ABOUT THE NEW ALT NOT BEING PUT IN THE WINDOW. THE LAST LEG OF A 4 DAY TRIP AND ALL 3 WERE FATIGUED. THE TEAMWORK I NORMALLY HAVE AND OPENNESS IN THE COCKPIT WAS NOT PRESENT PARTLY BECAUSE, THE COPLTS RESPONSES THROUGHOUT THE MONTH WERE CONVERSATION STOPPERS AND NOT CONDUCIVE TO GOOD COM. I FELT A BREAK DOWN IN THE TEAMWORK AND DIDN'T KNOW HOW TO REVERSE IT. WE HAD 3 DIFFERENT F/ES FOR 4 TRIPS AND IT CONTRIBUTED TO THE LACK OF TEAMWORK. WHEN WE WERE 39 MI E, ATC ASKED US IF WE WERE GOING TO MAKE OUR XING. OBVIOUSLY NO. ONLY 1 MI, THEY SAID DO YOUR BEST!

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.