A B-727 flight crew fails to make crossing restr.

Attributes
ACN	517480
Time
Date	200107
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : phx.airport
State Reference	AZ
Altitude	msl bound lower : 12000 msl bound upper : 13500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : p50.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B727 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Flight Phase	descent : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	arrival star : fossil six
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 131 flight time total : 5000 flight time type : 131
ASRS Report	517480
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : crossing restriction not met non adherence : clearance
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Given crossing restr at intersection to cross at 12000 ft. Miscalculated crossing restr by 1500 ft. Was given a vector off of the STAR before reaching the fix. Completed 360 degree turn given by ATC to reintercept STAR and continue on arrival. There were storms northeast of phx we had been deviating around and were somewhat distraction when figuring our descent. It was my leg and I added the distance improperly to the fix. We realized it too late and advised ATC. We thought we could make it, but ATC had vectored us off the arrival before reaching the fix. There was a speed restr, but ATC negated that part of the clearance. We learned our lesson. Refigure your descent and always rechk.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B-727 FLT CREW FAILS TO MAKE XING RESTR.

Narrative: GIVEN XING RESTR AT INTXN TO CROSS AT 12000 FT. MISCALCULATED XING RESTR BY 1500 FT. WAS GIVEN A VECTOR OFF OF THE STAR BEFORE REACHING THE FIX. COMPLETED 360 DEG TURN GIVEN BY ATC TO REINTERCEPT STAR AND CONTINUE ON ARR. THERE WERE STORMS NE OF PHX WE HAD BEEN DEVIATING AROUND AND WERE SOMEWHAT DISTR WHEN FIGURING OUR DSCNT. IT WAS MY LEG AND I ADDED THE DISTANCE IMPROPERLY TO THE FIX. WE REALIZED IT TOO LATE AND ADVISED ATC. WE THOUGHT WE COULD MAKE IT, BUT ATC HAD VECTORED US OFF THE ARR BEFORE REACHING THE FIX. THERE WAS A SPD RESTR, BUT ATC NEGATED THAT PART OF THE CLRNC. WE LEARNED OUR LESSON. REFIGURE YOUR DSCNT AND ALWAYS RECHK.

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.