Crossing restr not met on arrival to tokyo.

Attributes
ACN	489996
Time
Date	200010
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	intersection : aries
State Reference	FO
Altitude	msl bound lower : 8000 msl bound upper : 8500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : rjtg.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B777 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	descent : intermediate altitude descent : approach
Route In Use	arrival star : aries
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	489996
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : relief pilot
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	490600
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : undershoot altitude deviation : crossing restriction not met non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Told to cross aries at 8000 ft. After completing checklist and briefing approach, captain's leg. Saw we were a couple mi short of aries and not going to make restr. Told captain 'it was aries at 8000 ft.' he deployed speed brakes and flight level change and descended. Tokyo approach gave vectors to final. Nothing further said. I pride myself in being very competent pilot. Would never have believed this could happen to me. Will never happen again. Supplemental information from acn 490600: there had been a couple changes to our clearance for crossing, which may have confused the PF.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: XING RESTR NOT MET ON ARR TO TOKYO.

Narrative: TOLD TO CROSS ARIES AT 8000 FT. AFTER COMPLETING CHKLIST AND BRIEFING APCH, CAPT'S LEG. SAW WE WERE A COUPLE MI SHORT OF ARIES AND NOT GOING TO MAKE RESTR. TOLD CAPT 'IT WAS ARIES AT 8000 FT.' HE DEPLOYED SPD BRAKES AND FLT LEVEL CHANGE AND DSNDED. TOKYO APCH GAVE VECTORS TO FINAL. NOTHING FURTHER SAID. I PRIDE MYSELF IN BEING VERY COMPETENT PLT. WOULD NEVER HAVE BELIEVED THIS COULD HAPPEN TO ME. WILL NEVER HAPPEN AGAIN. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 490600: THERE HAD BEEN A COUPLE CHANGES TO OUR CLRNC FOR XING, WHICH MAY HAVE CONFUSED THE PF.

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.