Altitude deviation altitude undershot. Altitude crossing restr not met.

Attributes
ACN	317491
Time
Date	199510
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : jvl
State Reference	WI
Altitude	msl bound lower : 24000 msl bound upper : 33000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zau
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-300
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	cruise other descent other
Route In Use	arrival other arrival star : star enroute other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 20000 flight time type : 12000
ASRS Report	317491
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : crossing restriction not met altitude deviation : undershoot non adherence : clearance non adherence other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I was captain on flight phx-mke on oct/xx/95. We were inbound on an assigned STAR. I heard aircraft in front of me given 30 mi west of janesville restrs, so I built that point in my FMS legs page in anticipation. The point to make that restr passed and center cleared me to cross 20 west of janesville at FL240. My first officer was occupied with ATIS and company in range call. I rogered the restr and set up new point in FMS. I reset MCP (autoplt) for FL240, but mistakenly placed FL240 restr on wrong line in FMS, I placed it on janesville instead of 20 west. Center gave me a frequency change and asked if I was going to make FL240. I confirmed 20 west and changed frequencys. At this point I realized I was 3 mi from restr point and had not started down. I disconnected autoplt and expedited descent as I checked in on new frequency. I was then told to cross veena intersection at 10000 ft 250 KIAS. There was no comment from ATC about altitude or traffic. My mistake was due to a lack of situational awareness and trusting the automated system I had programmed incorrectly. I had not included the first officer in the change of altitude plan as he was preoccupied and the time frame was short. If I had, he could have backed me up and prevented a possible hazardous situation from happening.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ALTDEV ALT UNDERSHOT. ALT XING RESTR NOT MET.

Narrative: I WAS CAPT ON FLT PHX-MKE ON OCT/XX/95. WE WERE INBOUND ON AN ASSIGNED STAR. I HEARD ACFT IN FRONT OF ME GIVEN 30 MI W OF JANESVILLE RESTRS, SO I BUILT THAT POINT IN MY FMS LEGS PAGE IN ANTICIPATION. THE POINT TO MAKE THAT RESTR PASSED AND CTR CLRED ME TO CROSS 20 W OF JANESVILLE AT FL240. MY FO WAS OCCUPIED WITH ATIS AND COMPANY IN RANGE CALL. I ROGERED THE RESTR AND SET UP NEW POINT IN FMS. I RESET MCP (AUTOPLT) FOR FL240, BUT MISTAKENLY PLACED FL240 RESTR ON WRONG LINE IN FMS, I PLACED IT ON JANESVILLE INSTEAD OF 20 W. CTR GAVE ME A FREQ CHANGE AND ASKED IF I WAS GOING TO MAKE FL240. I CONFIRMED 20 W AND CHANGED FREQS. AT THIS POINT I REALIZED I WAS 3 MI FROM RESTR POINT AND HAD NOT STARTED DOWN. I DISCONNECTED AUTOPLT AND EXPEDITED DSCNT AS I CHKED IN ON NEW FREQ. I WAS THEN TOLD TO CROSS VEENA INTXN AT 10000 FT 250 KIAS. THERE WAS NO COMMENT FROM ATC ABOUT ALT OR TFC. MY MISTAKE WAS DUE TO A LACK OF SITUATIONAL AWARENESS AND TRUSTING THE AUTOMATED SYS I HAD PROGRAMMED INCORRECTLY. I HAD NOT INCLUDED THE FO IN THE CHANGE OF ALT PLAN AS HE WAS PREOCCUPIED AND THE TIME FRAME WAS SHORT. IF I HAD, HE COULD HAVE BACKED ME UP AND PREVENTED A POSSIBLE HAZARDOUS SIT FROM HAPPENING.

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.