Flight crew of an A320 fails to make the crossing restr assigned. 100 KT tailwind is the reason.

Attributes
ACN	417920
Time
Date	199810
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : stw
State Reference	NJ
Altitude	msl bound lower : 23000 msl bound upper : 24000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zny
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	descent other
Route In Use	arrival star : star
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 700
ASRS Report	417920
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : undershoot altitude deviation : crossing restriction not met non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Weather
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

While on lendy STAR to jfk we were to cross harty intersection at FL230. Due to tailwind of 100 KTS, we were unable to make restr. We were at about FL240 when crossing harty. I was making arrival PA announcement to passenger and did not realize we were going to be high. The captain apparently did not realize this either until too late. We advised controller just before crossing harty. There was no conflict and controller did not indicate this either. Both the captain and I should have been more aware of the effects of the tailwind and should have monitored the descent profile more closely.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC OF AN A320 FAILS TO MAKE THE XING RESTR ASSIGNED. 100 KT TAILWIND IS THE REASON.

Narrative: WHILE ON LENDY STAR TO JFK WE WERE TO CROSS HARTY INTXN AT FL230. DUE TO TAILWIND OF 100 KTS, WE WERE UNABLE TO MAKE RESTR. WE WERE AT ABOUT FL240 WHEN XING HARTY. I WAS MAKING ARR PA ANNOUNCEMENT TO PAX AND DID NOT REALIZE WE WERE GOING TO BE HIGH. THE CAPT APPARENTLY DID NOT REALIZE THIS EITHER UNTIL TOO LATE. WE ADVISED CTLR JUST BEFORE XING HARTY. THERE WAS NO CONFLICT AND CTLR DID NOT INDICATE THIS EITHER. BOTH THE CAPT AND I SHOULD HAVE BEEN MORE AWARE OF THE EFFECTS OF THE TAILWIND AND SHOULD HAVE MONITORED THE DSCNT PROFILE MORE CLOSELY.

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.