An MD80 crew, descending into ewr, missed an 'at or above' crossing restr on the arrival STAR.

Attributes
ACN	535483
Time
Date	200201
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	navaid : dqo.vortac
State Reference	DE
Altitude	msl single value : 22000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zny.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other other vortac
Flight Phase	descent : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : private pilot : atp pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 170 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 2000
ASRS Report	535483
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Chart Or Publication
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Cleared to descend on ewr's dylin one arrival missed altitude restr at dupont (dqo)(remain above FL220). Did not notice restr on STAR plate. Restr at dupont is right below VOR box. All other restr were standalones. Restr are numerous, close together and not highlighted enough. Making it easy to miss when reading the arrival.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN MD80 CREW, DSNDING INTO EWR, MISSED AN 'AT OR ABOVE' CROSSING RESTR ON THE ARRIVAL STAR.

Narrative: CLRED TO DSND ON EWR'S DYLIN ONE ARRIVAL MISSED ALT RESTR AT DUPONT (DQO)(REMAIN ABOVE FL220). DID NOT NOTICE RESTR ON STAR PLATE. RESTR AT DUPONT IS RIGHT BELOW VOR BOX. ALL OTHER RESTR WERE STANDALONES. RESTR ARE NUMEROUS, CLOSE TOGETHER AND NOT HIGHLIGHTED ENOUGH. MAKING IT EASY TO MISS WHEN READING THE ARRIVAL.

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.