Medium large transport aircraft on profile descent failed to make crossing restr partly due to diver...

Attributes
ACN	346650
Time
Date	199609
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : phx
State Reference	AZ
Altitude	msl bound lower : 11000 msl bound upper : 11300
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : phx tower : rno
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
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 : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 8500 flight time type : 3500
ASRS Report	346650
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 anomaly
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Captain was flying, given sunss intersection at 11000 ft and were given 250 KTS earlier. At about 12000-13000 ft, I checked rate of descent and it looked like we would make it (captain increased airspeed, without telling ATC, to about 280 KTS). A handoff was given to phx approach. I called phx approach and told them we were leveling at 11000 ft. I noticed we were about 28 DME and 300 ft to go. (Sunss intersection 31 DME). We were going around thunderstorms just prior.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MLG ACFT ON PROFILE DSCNT FAILED TO MAKE XING RESTR PARTLY DUE TO DIVERTING AROUND WX.

Narrative: CAPT WAS FLYING, GIVEN SUNSS INTXN AT 11000 FT AND WERE GIVEN 250 KTS EARLIER. AT ABOUT 12000-13000 FT, I CHKED RATE OF DSCNT AND IT LOOKED LIKE WE WOULD MAKE IT (CAPT INCREASED AIRSPD, WITHOUT TELLING ATC, TO ABOUT 280 KTS). A HDOF WAS GIVEN TO PHX APCH. I CALLED PHX APCH AND TOLD THEM WE WERE LEVELING AT 11000 FT. I NOTICED WE WERE ABOUT 28 DME AND 300 FT TO GO. (SUNSS INTXN 31 DME). WE WERE GOING AROUND TSTMS JUST PRIOR.

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.

Medium large transport aircraft on profile descent failed to make crossing restr partly due to diverting around WX.