A B767 crew, descending into sea, overshot a STAR crossing restr.

Attributes
ACN	534819
Time
Date	200201
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	navaid : sea.vortac
State Reference	WA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 13000 msl bound upper : 16000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zse.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B767 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other vortac
Flight Phase	descent : intermediate altitude descent : approach
Route In Use	arrival star : chins.chins3
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 1000
ASRS Report	534819
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : overshoot altitude deviation : crossing restriction not met non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

ATC cleared us to 12000 ft from FL390 to descend via chins STAR. Altitudes were in FMS so 12000 ft was wet in altitude window of MCP. Descending with speed brakes was required due to late descent clearance. First officer was flying and changed MCP mode from VNAV to flch at approximately FL220. We were descending rapidly and approaching raddy and 16000 ft MSL which is the restr at that point. The 280 KT speed restr had been deleted by ATC. I started the descent checklist at approximately FL185 and while finishing the checklist we noted that we had descended through 16000 ft but had not passed raddy (sea 104 degrees/39 KTS). The first officer leveled as rapidly as possible then continued the descent to 12000 ft at auburn (sea 104 degrees/8 KTS). We were approximately 2 mi short of raddy and 2000-3000 ft low.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B767 CREW, DSNDING INTO SEA, OVERSHOT A STAR XING RESTR.

Narrative: ATC CLRED US TO 12000 FT FROM FL390 TO DSND VIA CHINS STAR. ALTS WERE IN FMS SO 12000 FT WAS WET IN ALT WINDOW OF MCP. DSNDING WITH SPD BRAKES WAS REQUIRED DUE TO LATE DSCNT CLRNC. FO WAS FLYING AND CHANGED MCP MODE FROM VNAV TO FLCH AT APPROX FL220. WE WERE DSNDING RAPIDLY AND APCHING RADDY AND 16000 FT MSL WHICH IS THE RESTR AT THAT POINT. THE 280 KT SPD RESTR HAD BEEN DELETED BY ATC. I STARTED THE DSCNT CHKLIST AT APPROX FL185 AND WHILE FINISHING THE CHKLIST WE NOTED THAT WE HAD DSNDED THROUGH 16000 FT BUT HAD NOT PASSED RADDY (SEA 104 DEGS/39 KTS). THE FO LEVELED AS RAPIDLY AS POSSIBLE THEN CONTINUED THE DSCNT TO 12000 FT AT AUBURN (SEA 104 DEGS/8 KTS). WE WERE APPROX 2 MI SHORT OF RADDY AND 2000-3000 FT LOW.

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.