A DC9 flight crew fails to make an altitude crossing restr while descending near fgt, mn.

Attributes
ACN	473080
Time
Date	200005
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Altitude	msl bound lower : 11000 msl bound upper : 13000
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Weather Elements	Thunderstorm
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zmp.artcc tracon : n90.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	DC-9 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : vacating altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 14000 flight time type : 2000
ASRS Report	473080
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 160 flight time type : 160
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe altitude deviation : undershoot altitude deviation : crossing restriction not met inflight encounter : weather maintenance problem : non compliance with mel non adherence : far non adherence : company policies non adherence : clearance other anomaly other
Independent Detector	atc equipment other atc equipment : radar other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued advisory none taken : unable
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Weather Flight Crew Human Performance Environmental Factor ATC Human Performance Aircraft
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Had a WX radar malfunction msy to msp with some possible WX in msp. Tops were FL250 with bases at 15000 ft MSL. Cleared to cross delzy at 11000 ft. First officer flying. Discussion made about no WX radar and we both agreed to stay at high altitude until clear to descend below bases due to no radar. First officer's experience in aircraft was approximately 2 months. We were descending at 6000 FPM. It appeared that we were not going to meet our crossing restr and told ATC that it would be close. We crossed delzy at 13000 ft MSL when ATC said we weren't even close. I don't know if altitude reporting equipment had caught up with aircraft, but I considered 2000 ft close. We were switched to approach control with no further action.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A DC9 FLC FAILS TO MAKE AN ALT XING RESTR WHILE DSNDING NEAR FGT, MN.

Narrative: HAD A WX RADAR MALFUNCTION MSY TO MSP WITH SOME POSSIBLE WX IN MSP. TOPS WERE FL250 WITH BASES AT 15000 FT MSL. CLRED TO CROSS DELZY AT 11000 FT. FO FLYING. DISCUSSION MADE ABOUT NO WX RADAR AND WE BOTH AGREED TO STAY AT HIGH ALT UNTIL CLR TO DSND BELOW BASES DUE TO NO RADAR. FO'S EXPERIENCE IN ACFT WAS APPROX 2 MONTHS. WE WERE DSNDING AT 6000 FPM. IT APPEARED THAT WE WERE NOT GOING TO MEET OUR XING RESTR AND TOLD ATC THAT IT WOULD BE CLOSE. WE CROSSED DELZY AT 13000 FT MSL WHEN ATC SAID WE WEREN'T EVEN CLOSE. I DON'T KNOW IF ALT RPTING EQUIP HAD CAUGHT UP WITH ACFT, BUT I CONSIDERED 2000 FT CLOSE. WE WERE SWITCHED TO APCH CTL WITH NO FURTHER ACTION.

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.