Captain of an large transport failed to meet a crossing altitude restr and turn onto the specified arrival track resulting in ATC's intervention to bring them back on course.

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Attributes
ACN	310200
Time
Date	199507
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dca
State Reference	DC
Altitude	msl bound lower : 15000 msl bound upper : 16500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zdc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B727 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent other
Route In Use	arrival other arrival star : star
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 : 150 flight time total : 7000 flight time type : 3000
ASRS Report	310200
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : crossing restriction not met altitude deviation : undershoot non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Missed assigned altitude at doccs (finks 6 arrival to dca). Assigned to cross at 15000 ft but we were still descending through 16500 ft. Captain slow to increase descent rate even though I prompted him in plenty of time. He also missed the turn at doccs (from armel 259 degree radial to linden 206 degree radial) and I was so distracted by the altitude I missed it too. Washington controller gave vectors to correct ground track, didn't mention altitude.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CAPT OF AN LGT FAILED TO MEET A XING ALT RESTR AND TURN ONTO THE SPECIFIED ARR TRACK RESULTING IN ATC'S INTERVENTION TO BRING THEM BACK ON COURSE.

Narrative: MISSED ASSIGNED ALT AT DOCCS (FINKS 6 ARR TO DCA). ASSIGNED TO CROSS AT 15000 FT BUT WE WERE STILL DSNDING THROUGH 16500 FT. CAPT SLOW TO INCREASE DSCNT RATE EVEN THOUGH I PROMPTED HIM IN PLENTY OF TIME. HE ALSO MISSED THE TURN AT DOCCS (FROM ARMEL 259 DEG RADIAL TO LINDEN 206 DEG RADIAL) AND I WAS SO DISTRACTED BY THE ALT I MISSED IT TOO. WASHINGTON CTLR GAVE VECTORS TO CORRECT GND TRACK, DIDN'T MENTION ALT.

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.