Air carrier has heading and altitude deviation. Not comply with amended clearance.

Attributes
ACN	187667
Time
Date	199108
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : czq airport : fat
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 11000 msl bound upper : 13000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zoa
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Large Transport, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	descent other
Route In Use	enroute : direct
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 125 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 2600
ASRS Report	187667
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 7000 flight time type : 1000
ASRS Report	188041
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : crossing restriction not met non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Flight from dfw to fat during initial arrival phase was issued vectors off airway for descent and then cleared direct to clovis VOR. After handoff, the next controller issued a clearance to cross shavy intersection at or above 13000 descend and maintain 11000. Since we were not flying via the STAR, flight crew descended to 11000 ft at a normal rate. At 33 mi out oakland center controller advised flight crew of the clearance and said it was to provide clearance for terrain. Shavy intersection is 29 DME/040 radial from clovis VOR and we were on 045 degree direct as per previous clearance.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR HAS HDG AND ALT DEV. NOT COMPLY WITH AMENDED CLRNC.

Narrative: FLT FROM DFW TO FAT DURING INITIAL ARR PHASE WAS ISSUED VECTORS OFF AIRWAY FOR DSCNT AND THEN CLRED DIRECT TO CLOVIS VOR. AFTER HDOF, THE NEXT CTLR ISSUED A CLRNC TO CROSS SHAVY INTXN AT OR ABOVE 13000 DSND AND MAINTAIN 11000. SINCE WE WERE NOT FLYING VIA THE STAR, FLC DSNDED TO 11000 FT AT A NORMAL RATE. AT 33 MI OUT OAKLAND CENTER CTLR ADVISED FLC OF THE CLRNC AND SAID IT WAS TO PROVIDE CLRNC FOR TERRAIN. SHAVY INTXN IS 29 DME/040 RADIAL FROM CLOVIS VOR AND WE WERE ON 045 DEG DIRECT AS PER PREVIOUS CLRNC.

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.