Pct supervisor reports a pilot deviation by aircraft on eldee STAR.

Attributes
ACN	833750
Time
Date	200904
Local Time Of Day	0601-1200
Place
Locale Reference	AML.VORTAC
State Reference	VA
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Regional Jet 200 ER/LR (CRJ200)
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Initial Approach
Route In Use	STAR ELDEE4
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	Approach
Qualification	Air Traffic Control Fully Certified
Experience	Air Traffic Control Radar 20
Events
Anomaly	Deviation - Altitude Crossing Restriction Not Met Deviation - Procedural Clearance Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy

Narrative:

Aircraft crossed pooch waypoint on the ELDEE4 STAR at 10000 ft instead of the mandatory and published altitude of 11000 ft. Pilot was advised by the controller; supervisor was advised by the controller; no further action was taken. Altitude deviations by air carrier pilots flying this procedure are numerous. Why the FAA does not stop using the 'descend via' procedure on the ELDEE4 STAR until a solution is found to correct this flawed procedure is a mystery to me.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PCT Supervisor reports a pilot deviation by aircraft on ELDEE STAR.

Narrative: Aircraft crossed POOCH waypoint on the ELDEE4 STAR at 10000 FT instead of the mandatory and published altitude of 11000 FT. Pilot was advised by the Controller; Supervisor was advised by the Controller; no further action was taken. Altitude deviations by air carrier pilots flying this procedure are numerous. Why the FAA does not stop using the 'descend via' procedure on the ELDEE4 STAR until a solution is found to correct this flawed procedure is a mystery to me.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.