DC9 flight crew descends below assigned altitude on arrival.

Attributes
ACN	325430
Time
Date	199601
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : msp
State Reference	MN
Altitude	msl bound lower : 10000 msl bound upper : 11000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zmp tower : pmp
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	DC-9 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent other
Route In Use	arrival other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : atp pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 16000 flight time type : 10000
ASRS Report	325430
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : crossing restriction not met
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Had been cleared by ZMP to cross caneen intersection at 11000 ft as per the meinz arrival to msp. Switched over to msp approach control and noticed we were at 10000 ft which was the old crossing restr before the standard arrival procedures were changed. Notified msp approach, and they did not seem concerned as they immediately cleared us to 7000 ft. Complacency was probably the biggest contribution factor.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: DC9 FLC DSNDS BELOW ASSIGNED ALT ON ARR.

Narrative: HAD BEEN CLRED BY ZMP TO CROSS CANEEN INTXN AT 11000 FT AS PER THE MEINZ ARR TO MSP. SWITCHED OVER TO MSP APCH CTL AND NOTICED WE WERE AT 10000 FT WHICH WAS THE OLD XING RESTR BEFORE THE STANDARD ARR PROCS WERE CHANGED. NOTIFIED MSP APCH, AND THEY DID NOT SEEM CONCERNED AS THEY IMMEDIATELY CLRED US TO 7000 FT. COMPLACENCY WAS PROBABLY THE BIGGEST CONTRIBUTION FACTOR.

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.