A DC9 crew, descending into ewr, missed an 'at or above' crossing restr on the arrival STAR.

Attributes
ACN	534489
Time
Date	200201
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ewr.airport
State Reference	NJ
Altitude	msl single value : 20000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : ewr.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	DC-9 30
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 5000
ASRS Report	534489
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : crossing restriction not met altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far non adherence : clearance other anomaly other
Independent Detector	atc equipment other atc equipment : radar other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Chart Or Publication
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Cleared dylin arrival (mem-ewr). Passing kerno, briefed and observed crossing restr at stefe at or above 13000 ft. We failed to see attitude restr to cross dqo at or above FL200, then continued with arrival and restrs. Problem: chart depiction. Dqo crossing restr is printed directly below VOR information box with dark printed arrow pointing to VOR location. All other altitude restrs are depicted with light printed arrows that point to location of altitude restr. Solution: relocate dqo crossing altitude restr away from VOR box information and designate with light print arrow.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A DC9 CREW, DSNDING INTO EWR, MISSED AN 'AT OR ABOVE' XING RESTR ON THE ARR STAR.

Narrative: CLRED DYLIN ARR (MEM-EWR). PASSING KERNO, BRIEFED AND OBSERVED XING RESTR AT STEFE AT OR ABOVE 13000 FT. WE FAILED TO SEE ATTITUDE RESTR TO CROSS DQO AT OR ABOVE FL200, THEN CONTINUED WITH ARR AND RESTRS. PROB: CHART DEPICTION. DQO XING RESTR IS PRINTED DIRECTLY BELOW VOR INFO BOX WITH DARK PRINTED ARROW POINTING TO VOR LOCATION. ALL OTHER ALT RESTRS ARE DEPICTED WITH LIGHT PRINTED ARROWS THAT POINT TO LOCATION OF ALT RESTR. SOLUTION: RELOCATE DQO XING ALT RESTR AWAY FROM VOR BOX INFO AND DESIGNATE WITH LIGHT PRINT ARROW.

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.