A captain receiving crj-900 initial operating experience mis-programmed an ATC crossing restriction ...

Attributes
ACN	812515
Time
Date	200811
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : cle.airport
State Reference	OH
Altitude	msl single value : 19000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zob.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	CRJ 900 (all) Canadair Regional Jet 900
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain observation : company check pilot oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	812515
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : crossing restriction not met non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

Center gave us a crossing restr. We were at FL190; cleared to cross 15 mi our side of abc intersection at 10000 ft. Line check airman was PF in the right seat. Captain was trying to get caught up on duties in preparation for arrival at ZZZ. Captain entered 10000 ft into FMS; but at abc intersection; not 15 mi out. Line check airman did not catch mistake. ATC asked crew if able to make crossing restr; at which point a somewhat rapid descent was commenced. Aircraft was passing through about 12000 ft at the 15 mi point; and leveled off approximately 12 mi from abc intersection. ATC was asked if there were any conflicts resulting from deviation; and told us there were not. Several factors. Both pilots were fatigued from a rough week of operational experience. In addition; the captain was fighting a cold. I had a gut feeling that both pilots' fatigue combined with the stress of operational experience and the captain's illness would result in a rough day. As a result; I was extra vigilant throughout the day; but missed the erroneous programming of the FMS. I'll be following my gut instinct and either calling in sick myself or insisting that the other pilot do so if there's any doubt that the flight can be completed without incident.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A CAPTAIN RECEIVING CRJ-900 INITIAL OPERATING EXPERIENCE MIS-PROGRAMMED AN ATC CROSSING RESTRICTION IN THE FMC. THE CHECK AIRMAN FLYING IN THE RIGHT SEAT MISSED THE ERROR SO THE AIRCRAFT WAS HIGH AT THE INTERSECTION. FATIGUE WAS A FACTOR.

Narrative: CTR GAVE US A XING RESTR. WE WERE AT FL190; CLRED TO CROSS 15 MI OUR SIDE OF ABC INTXN AT 10000 FT. LINE CHK AIRMAN WAS PF IN THE R SEAT. CAPT WAS TRYING TO GET CAUGHT UP ON DUTIES IN PREPARATION FOR ARR AT ZZZ. CAPT ENTERED 10000 FT INTO FMS; BUT AT ABC INTXN; NOT 15 MI OUT. LINE CHK AIRMAN DID NOT CATCH MISTAKE. ATC ASKED CREW IF ABLE TO MAKE XING RESTR; AT WHICH POINT A SOMEWHAT RAPID DSCNT WAS COMMENCED. ACFT WAS PASSING THROUGH ABOUT 12000 FT AT THE 15 MI POINT; AND LEVELED OFF APPROX 12 MI FROM ABC INTXN. ATC WAS ASKED IF THERE WERE ANY CONFLICTS RESULTING FROM DEV; AND TOLD US THERE WERE NOT. SEVERAL FACTORS. BOTH PLTS WERE FATIGUED FROM A ROUGH WK OF OPERATIONAL EXPERIENCE. IN ADDITION; THE CAPT WAS FIGHTING A COLD. I HAD A GUT FEELING THAT BOTH PLTS' FATIGUE COMBINED WITH THE STRESS OF OPERATIONAL EXPERIENCE AND THE CAPT'S ILLNESS WOULD RESULT IN A ROUGH DAY. AS A RESULT; I WAS EXTRA VIGILANT THROUGHOUT THE DAY; BUT MISSED THE ERRONEOUS PROGRAMMING OF THE FMS. I'LL BE FOLLOWING MY GUT INSTINCT AND EITHER CALLING IN SICK MYSELF OR INSISTING THAT THE OTHER PLT DO SO IF THERE'S ANY DOUBT THAT THE FLT CAN BE COMPLETED WITHOUT INCIDENT.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 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.

A captain receiving crj-900 initial operating experience mis-programmed an ATC crossing restriction in the FMC. The check airman flying in the right seat missed the error so the aircraft was high at the intersection. Fatigue was a factor.