An air carrier B727 flight crew descended below their assigned altitude while on a STAR.

Attributes
ACN	425810
Time
Date	199901
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : atl
State Reference	GA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 14000 msl bound upper : 14000
Environment
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Flight Phase	descent other
Route In Use	arrival other arrival star : star
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : second officer
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 2600 flight time type : 800
ASRS Report	425810
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : overshoot
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Altitude deviation on macey arrival to atl. Crossed womac below 14000 ft MSL, due to misunderstood/blocked ATC transmission. Original clearance was 'cross macey at 14000 ft MSL.'

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ACR B727 FLC DSNDED BELOW THEIR ASSIGNED ALT WHILE ON A STAR.

Narrative: ALTDEV ON MACEY ARR TO ATL. CROSSED WOMAC BELOW 14000 FT MSL, DUE TO MISUNDERSTOOD/BLOCKED ATC XMISSION. ORIGINAL CLRNC WAS 'CROSS MACEY AT 14000 FT MSL.'

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.