An air carrier B757 flight crew misprogrammed their FMC and crossed a navigation point 1000 ft too h...

Attributes
ACN	373860
Time
Date	199707
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : fqf
State Reference	CO
Altitude	msl bound lower : 19000 msl bound upper : 20000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zdv
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	descent other
Route In Use	arrival other arrival star : star
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time total : 17000
ASRS Report	373860
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : crossing restriction not met altitude deviation : undershoot non adherence : clearance other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Failed to cross sayge intersection at FL190. FMC had been programmed to cross at FL200.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ACR B757 FLC MISPROGRAMMED THEIR FMC AND CROSSED A NAV POINT 1000 FT TOO HIGH.

Narrative: FAILED TO CROSS SAYGE INTXN AT FL190. FMC HAD BEEN PROGRAMMED TO CROSS AT FL200.

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.

An air carrier B757 flight crew misprogrammed their FMC and crossed a navigation point 1000 ft too high.