Due to decreased aircraft performance, aircraft unable to make crossing restr.

Attributes
ACN	491401
Time
Date	200011
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	navaid : fak.vortac
State Reference	VA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 20.9 msl bound upper : 23000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zdc.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-800
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other Other other vortac
Flight Phase	descent : vacating altitude
Route In Use	enroute airway : j51.airway
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zdc.artcc
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Flight Phase	descent : vacating altitude
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 140 flight time total : 3100 flight time type : 215
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : excursion from assigned altitude non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance none taken : anomaly accepted none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Cleared to cross bza at FL330. Aircraft was performing well at FL280 when we accepted crossing clearance. At approximately FL317, aircraft performance was not as expected, using maximum power and optimum climb, crossed bza at FL327. Other aircraft in sight no factor, leveled FL330 7 mi east of bza.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: DUE TO DECREASED ACFT PERFORMANCE, ACFT UNABLE TO MAKE XING RESTR.

Narrative: CLRED TO CROSS BZA AT FL330. ACFT WAS PERFORMING WELL AT FL280 WHEN WE ACCEPTED XING CLRNC. AT APPROX FL317, ACFT PERFORMANCE WAS NOT AS EXPECTED, USING MAX PWR AND OPTIMUM CLB, CROSSED BZA AT FL327. OTHER ACFT IN SIGHT NO FACTOR, LEVELED FL330 7 MI E OF BZA.

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.