Air carrier medium large transport crossing restriction not met in descent at brv.

Attributes
ACN	157985
Time
Date	199009
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : brv
State Reference	VA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 12000 msl bound upper : 14000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zdc tower : myf
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	descent other
Route In Use	enroute airway : zdc
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 1000
ASRS Report	157985
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : undershoot altitude deviation : crossing restriction not met non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Received clearance to cross brooke at 12000' MSL 250 KT which had been entered into FMC earlier. In retrospect the aircraft showed about 2000' above normal descent path at time the clearance was received but was not the reason we were unable to make crossing. I do not know why but at the time I thought there was lots of room until suddenly center was asking if we could make the crossing. An attempt was made but seems that the crossing could not be made. I asked the first officer to advise center of this fact. Before the first officer advised center, a frequency change was received and the first officer changed frequency before advising center. The new frequency was busy and we arrived at the fix. When advised of the crossing problem, center gave us a turn off arwys until altitude was reached. To my knowledge no other aircraft was involved.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR MLG CROSSING RESTRICTION NOT MET IN DESCENT AT BRV.

Narrative: RECEIVED CLRNC TO CROSS BROOKE AT 12000' MSL 250 KT WHICH HAD BEEN ENTERED INTO FMC EARLIER. IN RETROSPECT THE ACFT SHOWED ABOUT 2000' ABOVE NORMAL DSNT PATH AT TIME THE CLRNC WAS RECEIVED BUT WAS NOT THE REASON WE WERE UNABLE TO MAKE XING. I DO NOT KNOW WHY BUT AT THE TIME I THOUGHT THERE WAS LOTS OF ROOM UNTIL SUDDENLY CTR WAS ASKING IF WE COULD MAKE THE XING. AN ATTEMPT WAS MADE BUT SEEMS THAT THE XING COULD NOT BE MADE. I ASKED THE F/O TO ADVISE CTR OF THIS FACT. BEFORE THE F/O ADVISED CTR, A FREQ CHANGE WAS RECEIVED AND THE F/O CHANGED FREQ BEFORE ADVISING CTR. THE NEW FREQ WAS BUSY AND WE ARRIVED AT THE FIX. WHEN ADVISED OF THE XING PROB, CTR GAVE US A TURN OFF ARWYS UNTIL ALT WAS REACHED. TO MY KNOWLEDGE NO OTHER ACFT WAS INVOLVED.

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.