Crossing restr not met on opale five arrival to calgary.

Attributes
ACN	474880
Time
Date	200006
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
State Reference	AB
Altitude	msl single value : 18000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	arrival star : opale. 5
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : atp pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 300 flight time total : 7500 flight time type : 2000
ASRS Report	474880
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 : published procedure
Independent Detector	other controllerb other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

At approximately the 230 degrees/037 DME (yyc-calgary), VOR we were asked why we were not at or below 14000 ft. We were cleared the opale arrival upon intercepting the 230 degree radial and pilot's discretion to 14000 ft initially, then 8000 ft just before their radio call. STAR has a restr to cross handa (yyc 230 degrees 037 DME) at or below 14000 ft. They said there was no problem, but we failed to get a clearance to stay higher.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: XING RESTR NOT MET ON OPALE FIVE ARR TO CALGARY.

Narrative: AT APPROX THE 230 DEGS/037 DME (YYC-CALGARY), VOR WE WERE ASKED WHY WE WERE NOT AT OR BELOW 14000 FT. WE WERE CLRED THE OPALE ARR UPON INTERCEPTING THE 230 DEG RADIAL AND PLT'S DISCRETION TO 14000 FT INITIALLY, THEN 8000 FT JUST BEFORE THEIR RADIO CALL. STAR HAS A RESTR TO CROSS HANDA (YYC 230 DEGS 037 DME) AT OR BELOW 14000 FT. THEY SAID THERE WAS NO PROB, BUT WE FAILED TO GET A CLRNC TO STAY HIGHER.

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.