An air carrier widebody transport frtr crew failed to make its crossing restriction on descent.

Attributes
ACN	249308
Time
Date	199308
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : ric
State Reference	VA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 28000 msl bound upper : 32000
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zdc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Widebody, Low Wing, 4 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	descent other
Route In Use	enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 115 flight time total : 8400 flight time type : 115
ASRS Report	249308
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe altitude deviation : crossing restriction not met altitude deviation : undershoot non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Late transportation to the aircraft. 1 omega went to hardwaring, the second omega was not indicating properly upon intercept, xchk of ar-7. Took radar vector from ATC to wilmington, nc, for descent into bwi. Was given crossing (pilot's discretion) 65 south ric at 28000 ft. We were at 41000 ft and I figured we needed about 50 mi for compliance. Now we started organizing our materials for bwi (first trip into bwi for this company) and I got started down to 28000 ft too late. I believe we missed the crossing by 4000 ft high but ATC said nothing and we made our other crossing restrictions on schedule. My perception is to take care of the business at hand first and then in a timely manner take care of the other things that need to be done.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ACR WDB FRTR CREW FAILED TO MAKE ITS XING RESTRICTION ON DSCNT.

Narrative: LATE TRANSPORTATION TO THE ACFT. 1 OMEGA WENT TO HARDWARING, THE SECOND OMEGA WAS NOT INDICATING PROPERLY UPON INTERCEPT, XCHK OF AR-7. TOOK RADAR VECTOR FROM ATC TO WILMINGTON, NC, FOR DSCNT INTO BWI. WAS GIVEN XING (PLT'S DISCRETION) 65 S RIC AT 28000 FT. WE WERE AT 41000 FT AND I FIGURED WE NEEDED ABOUT 50 MI FOR COMPLIANCE. NOW WE STARTED ORGANIZING OUR MATERIALS FOR BWI (FIRST TRIP INTO BWI FOR THIS COMPANY) AND I GOT STARTED DOWN TO 28000 FT TOO LATE. I BELIEVE WE MISSED THE XING BY 4000 FT HIGH BUT ATC SAID NOTHING AND WE MADE OUR OTHER XING RESTRICTIONS ON SCHEDULE. MY PERCEPTION IS TO TAKE CARE OF THE BUSINESS AT HAND FIRST AND THEN IN A TIMELY MANNER TAKE CARE OF THE OTHER THINGS THAT NEED TO BE DONE.

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.