Shortly after a widebody transport crew took their position as a relieving crew, they failed to initiate a climb to cross 5 mins prior to valta intersection at 11600 meters (entering russian airspace). The zan controller alerted the crew and they expedited their climb, but still crossed valta below 11600 meters.

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Attributes
ACN	335850
Time
Date	199605
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : ome
State Reference	AK
Altitude	msl bound lower : 37500 msl bound upper : 38048
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zan
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	enroute : other oceanic enroute : pacific enroute airway : zan
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	335850
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	other personnel other
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 17500 flight time type : 4500
ASRS Report	335703
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : undershoot altitude deviation : crossing restriction not met non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Possible altitude deviation occurred shortly after change of pilots (augmented crew). Both relief pilots were briefed separately by the pilots they were replacing concerning a clearance issued by anc ATC. Clearance was to climb to and maintain 11600 meters and to cross valta level 11600 meters. Aircraft was at FL370. FMC was programmed with a waypoint prior to valta, as a reminder, as a start of climb point. Both relief pilots failed to initiate climb until questioned by anc ATC. Then aircraft was expedited to 11600 meters, but was below by several hundred feet at valta. Supplemental information from acn 335703: we had climbed to 37000 ft in the same clearance with the additional crossing restr from feet to meters prior to entering russian airspace. We briefed the relieving crew and I returned (5-10 mins later) to find some concern about not climbing in time.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SHORTLY AFTER A WDB CREW TOOK THEIR POS AS A RELIEVING CREW, THEY FAILED TO INITIATE A CLB TO CROSS 5 MINS PRIOR TO VALTA INTXN AT 11600 METERS (ENTERING RUSSIAN AIRSPACE). THE ZAN CTLR ALERTED THE CREW AND THEY EXPEDITED THEIR CLB, BUT STILL CROSSED VALTA BELOW 11600 METERS.

Narrative: POSSIBLE ALTDEV OCCURRED SHORTLY AFTER CHANGE OF PLTS (AUGMENTED CREW). BOTH RELIEF PLTS WERE BRIEFED SEPARATELY BY THE PLTS THEY WERE REPLACING CONCERNING A CLRNC ISSUED BY ANC ATC. CLRNC WAS TO CLB TO AND MAINTAIN 11600 METERS AND TO CROSS VALTA LEVEL 11600 METERS. ACFT WAS AT FL370. FMC WAS PROGRAMMED WITH A WAYPOINT PRIOR TO VALTA, AS A REMINDER, AS A START OF CLB POINT. BOTH RELIEF PLTS FAILED TO INITIATE CLB UNTIL QUESTIONED BY ANC ATC. THEN ACFT WAS EXPEDITED TO 11600 METERS, BUT WAS BELOW BY SEVERAL HUNDRED FEET AT VALTA. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 335703: WE HAD CLBED TO 37000 FT IN THE SAME CLRNC WITH THE ADDITIONAL XING RESTR FROM FEET TO METERS PRIOR TO ENTERING RUSSIAN AIRSPACE. WE BRIEFED THE RELIEVING CREW AND I RETURNED (5-10 MINS LATER) TO FIND SOME CONCERN ABOUT NOT CLBING IN TIME.

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.