Medium large transport crew did not comply with an ATC issued crossing restr in ZDC class a.

Attributes
ACN	513590
Time
Date	200106
Day	Wed
Place
Locale Reference	navaid : ric.vortac
State Reference	VA
Altitude	msl single value : 29000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : p80.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Small Transport
Flight Phase	descent : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 17000 flight time type : 200
ASRS Report	513590
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : crossing restriction not met inflight encounter : weather inflight encounter other non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far non adherence : company policies other anomaly other
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Weather Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

We were given a crossing destination of 75 mi south of ric VOR at FL290. My first officer acknowledge the clearance, I programmed the fix in the FMC and had the cruise page pulled up to remind me of the top of descent pt. Our #1 flight attendant came to the cockpit discussing the day's schedule. My first officer changed the FMC from cruise to progress page. Being distracted and not having the FMC back up put me high on the descent profile. We crossed 68 DME south of ric at 290 degrees. We did a maximum performance descent but the 70 KTS tail wind was working against us. No traffic was noted on the radar and ZDC never stated there was a problem. This is a first in my 23 years of flying! I take this as an eye opener to never becoming complacent. I have been very proud of my perfect record. I will do my best to learn from this situation and the events that caused the problem.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MLG CREW DID NOT COMPLY WITH AN ATC ISSUED XING RESTR IN ZDC CLASS A.

Narrative: WE WERE GIVEN A XING DEST OF 75 MI S OF RIC VOR AT FL290. MY FO ACKNOWLEDGE THE CLRNC, I PROGRAMMED THE FIX IN THE FMC AND HAD THE CRUISE PAGE PULLED UP TO REMIND ME OF THE TOP OF DSCNT PT. OUR #1 FLT ATTENDANT CAME TO THE COCKPIT DISCUSSING THE DAY'S SCHEDULE. MY FO CHANGED THE FMC FROM CRUISE TO PROGRESS PAGE. BEING DISTRACTED AND NOT HAVING THE FMC BACK UP PUT ME HIGH ON THE DSCNT PROFILE. WE CROSSED 68 DME S OF RIC AT 290 DEGS. WE DID A MAX PERFORMANCE DSCNT BUT THE 70 KTS TAIL WIND WAS WORKING AGAINST US. NO TFC WAS NOTED ON THE RADAR AND ZDC NEVER STATED THERE WAS A PROB. THIS IS A FIRST IN MY 23 YEARS OF FLYING! I TAKE THIS AS AN EYE OPENER TO NEVER BECOMING COMPLACENT. I HAVE BEEN VERY PROUD OF MY PERFECT RECORD. I WILL DO MY BEST TO LEARN FROM THIS SITUATION AND THE EVENTS THAT CAUSED THE PROB.

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.