An S80 flight crew fails to make their assigned altitude crossing at vibes intersection off fjc, PA.

Attributes
ACN	482930
Time
Date	200008
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	navaid : fjc.vortac
State Reference	PA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 13000 msl bound upper : 13600
Environment
Weather Elements	other
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zny.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Super 80
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other vortac
Flight Phase	descent : vacating altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	482930
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
ASRS Report	482929
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : undershoot altitude deviation : crossing restriction not met non adherence : clearance other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Environmental Factor
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Location: vibes intersection. Descending into lga with altitude restr 13000 ft at vibes, with more than anticipated tailwind. Crossed vibes at 13500 ft or so, leveling at 13000 ft as determined by VOR/DME. No comment from ATC controller or no known conflicts with any other traffic.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN S80 FLC FAILS TO MAKE THEIR ASSIGNED ALT XING AT VIBES INTXN OFF FJC, PA.

Narrative: LOCATION: VIBES INTXN. DSNDING INTO LGA WITH ALT RESTR 13000 FT AT VIBES, WITH MORE THAN ANTICIPATED TAILWIND. CROSSED VIBES AT 13500 FT OR SO, LEVELING AT 13000 FT AS DETERMINED BY VOR/DME. NO COMMENT FROM ATC CTLR OR NO KNOWN CONFLICTS 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.