An air carrier BE02 flight crew were too high at a crossing point. The first officer did not know about the crossing clearance because he was getting the ATIS when the captain accepted it from ARTCC and the captain did not inform him of the clearance.

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Attributes
ACN	385920
Time
Date	199711
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : sea
State Reference	WA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 10000 msl bound upper : 12000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zse
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Beech 1900
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Navigation In Use	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 : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 3670 flight time type : 1350
ASRS Report	385920
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : crossing restriction not met non adherence : clearance non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

At approximately 55 DME on sea VOR 101 degree radial, I was the PNF. We were cruising at 14000 ft MSL. I left communication radio #1 (frequency 120.3 ZSE) to pick up sea ATIS on communication #2. The captain was guarding communication #1. I wrote down the ATIS and told the captain I was back on communication #1. The captain didn't tell me of any changes. At 39 DME the captain said over the interphone 'oh no, we have to cross snomy at 1000 ft MSL.' he started the descent and we crossed snomy at 12000 ft MSL. ZSE asked us if we had received the clearance to cross snomy at 10000 ft. I asked the captain if we had been cleared to do so. He said yes. I told center 'yes.' center then asked what altitude we were at. I said 12000 ft over snomy. Then center handed us off to sea approach. The captain never told me center had given us a crossing restr. 2 things could have prevented this mishap. 1) I could have monitored communication #1. 2) the captain should have briefed me on any changes when I came back up on communication #1.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ACR BE02 FLC WERE TOO HIGH AT A XING POINT. THE FO DID NOT KNOW ABOUT THE XING CLRNC BECAUSE HE WAS GETTING THE ATIS WHEN THE CAPT ACCEPTED IT FROM ARTCC AND THE CAPT DID NOT INFORM HIM OF THE CLRNC.

Narrative: AT APPROX 55 DME ON SEA VOR 101 DEG RADIAL, I WAS THE PNF. WE WERE CRUISING AT 14000 FT MSL. I LEFT COM RADIO #1 (FREQ 120.3 ZSE) TO PICK UP SEA ATIS ON COM #2. THE CAPT WAS GUARDING COM #1. I WROTE DOWN THE ATIS AND TOLD THE CAPT I WAS BACK ON COM #1. THE CAPT DIDN'T TELL ME OF ANY CHANGES. AT 39 DME THE CAPT SAID OVER THE INTERPHONE 'OH NO, WE HAVE TO CROSS SNOMY AT 1000 FT MSL.' HE STARTED THE DSCNT AND WE CROSSED SNOMY AT 12000 FT MSL. ZSE ASKED US IF WE HAD RECEIVED THE CLRNC TO CROSS SNOMY AT 10000 FT. I ASKED THE CAPT IF WE HAD BEEN CLRED TO DO SO. HE SAID YES. I TOLD CTR 'YES.' CTR THEN ASKED WHAT ALT WE WERE AT. I SAID 12000 FT OVER SNOMY. THEN CTR HANDED US OFF TO SEA APCH. THE CAPT NEVER TOLD ME CTR HAD GIVEN US A XING RESTR. 2 THINGS COULD HAVE PREVENTED THIS MISHAP. 1) I COULD HAVE MONITORED COM #1. 2) THE CAPT SHOULD HAVE BRIEFED ME ON ANY CHANGES WHEN I CAME BACK UP ON COM #1.

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.