Air carrier medium large transport has difficulty in making crossing restriction.

Attributes
ACN	147226
Time
Date	199006
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : msp
State Reference	MN
Altitude	msl bound lower : 9000 msl bound upper : 22000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zmp
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	cruise other descent other
Route In Use	arrival other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 160 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 7000
ASRS Report	147226
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : undershoot non adherence : clearance other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Deviation Pilot Deviation other

Narrative:

Initially cleared to cross cedar (msp 255/031) at 9000', airspeed 250 KTS. Began descent from FL240 at approximately 85 DME from msp. ATC advised us to stop descent at FL220 which was accomplished. At approximately 50 DME from msp (18 DME from cedar) we queried ATC for lower. He advised we had been cleared to cross cedar at 9000'. We stated he had leveled us at FL220 and not given us another clearance. He then reissued a clearance and since we were unable to make crossing restriction, completed a 360 degree turn for descent. No other aircraft were conflicting--remainder of flight normal.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR MLG HAS DIFFICULTY IN MAKING CROSSING RESTRICTION.

Narrative: INITIALLY CLRED TO CROSS CEDAR (MSP 255/031) AT 9000', AIRSPD 250 KTS. BEGAN DSNT FROM FL240 AT APPROX 85 DME FROM MSP. ATC ADVISED US TO STOP DSNT AT FL220 WHICH WAS ACCOMPLISHED. AT APPROX 50 DME FROM MSP (18 DME FROM CEDAR) WE QUERIED ATC FOR LOWER. HE ADVISED WE HAD BEEN CLRED TO CROSS CEDAR AT 9000'. WE STATED HE HAD LEVELED US AT FL220 AND NOT GIVEN US ANOTHER CLRNC. HE THEN REISSUED A CLRNC AND SINCE WE WERE UNABLE TO MAKE XING RESTRICTION, COMPLETED A 360 DEG TURN FOR DSNT. NO OTHER ACFT WERE CONFLICTING--REMAINDER OF FLT NORMAL.

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.