New model widebody transport missed altitude crossing restriction on descent.

Attributes
ACN	194964
Time
Date	199111
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : lal airport : mco
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 23000 msl bound upper : 26000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zjx tower : sea
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Widebody, Low Wing, 3 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 : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 10 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 150
ASRS Report	194964
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 flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

We were descending into mco and were told by ZJX to cross 60 southwest of lal at 23000 ft. The captain was flying, misread his distance on the FMS and missed the altitude by at least 3000 ft high. I asked the captain if he wanted the altitude restriction lifted by center, but he thought he could make it. Contributing factors: 1) FMS is not user friendly (new widebody transport). 2) captain and first officer low time in aircraft. 3) first officer has not flown the aircraft on the line since july.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: NEW MODEL WDB MISSED ALT XING RESTRICTION ON DSCNT.

Narrative: WE WERE DSNDING INTO MCO AND WERE TOLD BY ZJX TO CROSS 60 SW OF LAL AT 23000 FT. THE CAPT WAS FLYING, MISREAD HIS DISTANCE ON THE FMS AND MISSED THE ALT BY AT LEAST 3000 FT HIGH. I ASKED THE CAPT IF HE WANTED THE ALT RESTRICTION LIFTED BY CENTER, BUT HE THOUGHT HE COULD MAKE IT. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS: 1) FMS IS NOT USER FRIENDLY (NEW WDB). 2) CAPT AND FO LOW TIME IN ACFT. 3) FO HAS NOT FLOWN THE ACFT ON THE LINE SINCE JULY.

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.