An air carrier flight crew descending into sea failed to meet the altitude crossing restr on the STA...

Attributes
ACN	430840
Time
Date	199903
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zse.artcc
State Reference	WA
Altitude	msl single value : 16800
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zse.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	descent : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	arrival star : chins 2
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 90 flight time total : 4500 flight time type : 30
ASRS Report	430840
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
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:

While descending on the chins 2 STAR into sea, we were cleared to descend to FL230. After leveling at FL230 and now 13 mi from snomy, we were told to cross snomy at 16000 ft. Approximately 5 mi from snomy in an idle power, 310 KT speed brakes extended confign, I asked the captain to get relief from the altitude restr because we could not make it. He instructed me to increase speed 20 KTS and it should make it. (This was an IOE chkout for me.) at 1.5 mi prior to snomy, we tried to call but radio calls from other aircraft prevented contact with ZSE. We crossed snomy at 16800 ft. Nothing was mentioned by ZSE and we were sent to arrival at that time. Causes: 1) late descent by center for the restr. 2) pilots not requesting relief earlier. 3) pilots accepting the clearance knowing we were too high.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ACR FLC DSNDING INTO SEA FAILED TO MEET THE ALT XING RESTR ON THE STAR.

Narrative: WHILE DSNDING ON THE CHINS 2 STAR INTO SEA, WE WERE CLRED TO DSND TO FL230. AFTER LEVELING AT FL230 AND NOW 13 MI FROM SNOMY, WE WERE TOLD TO CROSS SNOMY AT 16000 FT. APPROX 5 MI FROM SNOMY IN AN IDLE PWR, 310 KT SPD BRAKES EXTENDED CONFIGN, I ASKED THE CAPT TO GET RELIEF FROM THE ALT RESTR BECAUSE WE COULD NOT MAKE IT. HE INSTRUCTED ME TO INCREASE SPD 20 KTS AND IT SHOULD MAKE IT. (THIS WAS AN IOE CHKOUT FOR ME.) AT 1.5 MI PRIOR TO SNOMY, WE TRIED TO CALL BUT RADIO CALLS FROM OTHER ACFT PREVENTED CONTACT WITH ZSE. WE CROSSED SNOMY AT 16800 FT. NOTHING WAS MENTIONED BY ZSE AND WE WERE SENT TO ARR AT THAT TIME. CAUSES: 1) LATE DSCNT BY CTR FOR THE RESTR. 2) PLTS NOT REQUESTING RELIEF EARLIER. 3) PLTS ACCEPTING THE CLRNC KNOWING WE WERE TOO HIGH.

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 flight crew descending into sea failed to meet the altitude crossing restr on the STAR.