Crossing restr not met.

Attributes
ACN	286894
Time
Date	199410
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : bdl airport : pvd
State Reference	CT
Altitude	msl bound lower : 22000 msl bound upper : 22000
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zbw
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Fokker 100
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	descent other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	286894
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : crossing restriction not met non adherence : clearance other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Clearance to cross 20 west of bdl at or below FL210 to maintain FL190 acknowledged and written down by first officer who was flying. I was getting ATIS and doing PA when ATC asked if we could make the restr. I realized that even though typing into FMC he hadn't started down. I pointed out we would have to hurry, more typing, no descent at required rate. More typing. Crossed bdl at FL220. First officer then said 'oh, I thought it was 20 east at FL210, not west.' it was written down in front of him and I had pointed it out as well. Being new on aircraft and to the FMC, I thought, with 900 hours in the aircraft it was under control. Live by the FMS -- die by the FMS. I kept waiting for the aircraft to descend more rapidly with all the typing going on, but it never happened. Should have just made him turn it off and fly the descent.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: XING RESTR NOT MET.

Narrative: CLRNC TO CROSS 20 W OF BDL AT OR BELOW FL210 TO MAINTAIN FL190 ACKNOWLEDGED AND WRITTEN DOWN BY FO WHO WAS FLYING. I WAS GETTING ATIS AND DOING PA WHEN ATC ASKED IF WE COULD MAKE THE RESTR. I REALIZED THAT EVEN THOUGH TYPING INTO FMC HE HADN'T STARTED DOWN. I POINTED OUT WE WOULD HAVE TO HURRY, MORE TYPING, NO DSCNT AT REQUIRED RATE. MORE TYPING. CROSSED BDL AT FL220. FO THEN SAID 'OH, I THOUGHT IT WAS 20 E AT FL210, NOT W.' IT WAS WRITTEN DOWN IN FRONT OF HIM AND I HAD POINTED IT OUT AS WELL. BEING NEW ON ACFT AND TO THE FMC, I THOUGHT, WITH 900 HRS IN THE ACFT IT WAS UNDER CTL. LIVE BY THE FMS -- DIE BY THE FMS. I KEPT WAITING FOR THE ACFT TO DSND MORE RAPIDLY WITH ALL THE TYPING GOING ON, BUT IT NEVER HAPPENED. SHOULD HAVE JUST MADE HIM TURN IT OFF AND FLY THE DSCNT.

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.