A descending B767ER crosses the trait intersection 650 ft higher than cleared.

Attributes
ACN	429290
Time
Date	199902
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	navaid : hto.vortac
State Reference	NY
Altitude	msl bound lower : 24000 msl bound upper : 24650
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zny.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B767-300 and 300 ER
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other vortac
Flight Phase	cruise : enroute altitude change descent : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	arrival star : ns
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 22000 flight time type : 4000
ASRS Report	429290
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : crossing restriction not met altitude deviation : undershoot non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Cleared to cross trait at FL240. First officer flying. Was 600-700 ft high at fix. Was warned by captain that it was 'going to be close.' first officer assured PIC he would make the crossing restr, but did not. Apparently did not cause a conflict with any other traffic.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A DSNDING B767ER CROSSES THE TRAIT INTXN 650 FT HIGHER THAN CLRED.

Narrative: CLRED TO CROSS TRAIT AT FL240. FO FLYING. WAS 600-700 FT HIGH AT FIX. WAS WARNED BY CAPT THAT IT WAS 'GOING TO BE CLOSE.' FO ASSURED PIC HE WOULD MAKE THE XING RESTR, BUT DID NOT. APPARENTLY DID NOT CAUSE A CONFLICT WITH ANY OTHER TFC.

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.