Advtech air carrier large transport fails to meet crossing restriction in descent.

Attributes
ACN	174356
Time
Date	199103
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : djb
State Reference	OH
Altitude	msl bound lower : 31000 msl bound upper : 39000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zid
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	descent other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 3807 flight time type : 2000
ASRS Report	174356
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : crossing restriction not met non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Center gave us clearance to cross djb 180 degree right at 30 DME at FL310. I (PNF) read back clearance. Captain (PF) entered clearance into FMS, but it would not accept data entry. So he tried again, but still no acceptance. So I tried it, but still no acceptance. By now about 1 min had gone by. Controller asked us if we were going to make crossing restriction. I said, 'no,' we would be unable to make. The PF had not even left the previous altitude (FL390). We immediately began descending.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ADVTECH ACR LGT FAILS TO MEET CROSSING RESTRICTION IN DESCENT.

Narrative: CTR GAVE US CLRNC TO CROSS DJB 180 DEG R AT 30 DME AT FL310. I (PNF) READ BACK CLRNC. CAPT (PF) ENTERED CLRNC INTO FMS, BUT IT WOULD NOT ACCEPT DATA ENTRY. SO HE TRIED AGAIN, BUT STILL NO ACCEPTANCE. SO I TRIED IT, BUT STILL NO ACCEPTANCE. BY NOW ABOUT 1 MIN HAD GONE BY. CTLR ASKED US IF WE WERE GOING TO MAKE XING RESTRICTION. I SAID, 'NO,' WE WOULD BE UNABLE TO MAKE. THE PF HAD NOT EVEN LEFT THE PREVIOUS ALT (FL390). WE IMMEDIATELY BEGAN DSNDING.

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.