Narrative:

Mco approach issued 'cleared for the visual approach runway 17L cross fonik at or above 3000 ft.' our position to my knowledge was south of fonik and just north of seedo intersections. As the PNF I set 2500 ft in the altitude window (as per the ILS crossing altitude at seedo). Approach control reminded us to cross north of fonik above 3000 ft. I told the first officer to give it to him (i.e.: climb back to 3000 ft). Upon reaching 3000 ft and descending on the GS south of fonik; we commenced descent from 3000 ft. We were switched to mco tower and were given landing clearance. And were told to call approach control via phone upon block in. I talked to the front line supervisor (mco approach) and he advised me he was going to pull the tapes and review. Also; I was to call him upon termination of my next leg. Upon block in at bdl; I returned the call to mco approach and was told the tapes were unintelligible and not to worry about it. Conclusion: it was a last minute runway switch from the west complex to the east complex with very congested radio traffic. I assumed we were in compliance with the ATC constraint and realized it was not so. Combined with the above facts; it was a task saturated environment. Maintaining situational awareness while accomplishing difficult ATC instructions will require more vigilance.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: LATE RWY CHANGE TO EAST VICE WEST RWY COMPLEX AT MCO MAY HAVE RESULTED IN B737-700 FLT CREW'S FAILURE TO MEET CROSSING RESTR AT FONIK DURING VISUAL APCH TO RWY 17L.

Narrative: MCO APCH ISSUED 'CLEARED FOR THE VISUAL APCH RWY 17L CROSS FONIK AT OR ABOVE 3000 FT.' OUR POSITION TO MY KNOWLEDGE WAS S OF FONIK AND JUST N OF SEEDO INTERSECTIONS. AS THE PNF I SET 2500 FT IN THE ALTITUDE WINDOW (AS PER THE ILS CROSSING ALTITUDE AT SEEDO). APCH CTL REMINDED US TO CROSS N OF FONIK ABOVE 3000 FT. I TOLD THE FO TO GIVE IT TO HIM (I.E.: CLIMB BACK TO 3000 FT). UPON REACHING 3000 FT AND DESCENDING ON THE GS S OF FONIK; WE COMMENCED DESCENT FROM 3000 FT. WE WERE SWITCHED TO MCO TOWER AND WERE GIVEN LANDING CLRNC. AND WERE TOLD TO CALL APCH CTL VIA PHONE UPON BLOCK IN. I TALKED TO THE FRONT LINE SUPERVISOR (MCO APCH) AND HE ADVISED ME HE WAS GOING TO PULL THE TAPES AND REVIEW. ALSO; I WAS TO CALL HIM UPON TERMINATION OF MY NEXT LEG. UPON BLOCK IN AT BDL; I RETURNED THE CALL TO MCO APCH AND WAS TOLD THE TAPES WERE UNINTELLIGIBLE AND NOT TO WORRY ABOUT IT. CONCLUSION: IT WAS A LAST MINUTE RWY SWITCH FROM THE W COMPLEX TO THE E COMPLEX WITH VERY CONGESTED RADIO TFC. I ASSUMED WE WERE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE ATC CONSTRAINT AND REALIZED IT WAS NOT SO. COMBINED WITH THE ABOVE FACTS; IT WAS A TASK SATURATED ENVIRONMENT. MAINTAINING SITUATIONAL AWARENESS WHILE ACCOMPLISHING DIFFICULT ATC INSTRUCTIONS WILL REQUIRE MORE VIGILANCE.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.