During descent, B737 crew failed to meet altitude crossing restr.

Attributes
ACN	499850
Time
Date	200101
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : jfk.airport
State Reference	NY
Altitude	msl bound lower : 24000 msl bound upper : 25000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zny.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model
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 : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 11000 flight time type : 880
ASRS Report	499850
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : crossing restriction not met altitude deviation : undershoot inflight encounter : weather inflight encounter other non adherence : clearance other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Weather
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

The captain was the PF when he failed to make the crossing restr. We were instructed to cross newes at FL240 and we missed it by 1000 ft. The captain failed to take into account the strong tailwinds and did not descend rapidly enough. I informed the captain he was getting tight on the crossing restr, but he did not correct enough. The situation could have been resolved if I had informed ATC we were not going to meet the crossing restr.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: DURING DSCNT, B737 CREW FAILED TO MEET ALT XING RESTR.

Narrative: THE CAPT WAS THE PF WHEN HE FAILED TO MAKE THE XING RESTR. WE WERE INSTRUCTED TO CROSS NEWES AT FL240 AND WE MISSED IT BY 1000 FT. THE CAPT FAILED TO TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THE STRONG TAILWINDS AND DID NOT DSND RAPIDLY ENOUGH. I INFORMED THE CAPT HE WAS GETTING TIGHT ON THE XING RESTR, BUT HE DID NOT CORRECT ENOUGH. THE SIT COULD HAVE BEEN RESOLVED IF I HAD INFORMED ATC WE WERE NOT GOING TO MEET THE XING RESTR.

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.