Commercial Fixed Wing
Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Training / Qualification; Situational Awareness; Human-Machine Interface
Deviation - Altitude Overshoot; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Clearance; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy
Air Traffic Control Issued Advisory / Alert; Air Traffic Control Issued New Clearance; Flight Crew Became Reoriented
Chart Or Publication; Procedure
Descending into PDX via HHOOD2 RNAV arrival; JKNOX transition; [we] had 10;000 FT set in altitude preselect for crossing restriction at HHOOD. [I] failed to catch; as pilot not flying; [our] descent below 13;000 FT (MEA) prior to BAYYR Intersection. SEA Center asked to verify maintaining 13;000 and issued clearance to maintain 13;000 until BAYYR. [We should have] focused on altitude restrictions highlighted in arrival page boxes and displayed on MCDU and ND screens. In the future; [I] will expand my scrutiny to include published MEAs as well. Event spotlights limitation of iPad format to highlight published information. Also; redesign of arrival plate to include MEAs as restrictions in boxes might be helpful.
I was pilot flying the HHOOD2 approach to PDX landing west. We were assigned to descend via HHOOD2 landing west. I and the pilot not flying verbally discussed our next crossing altitude at HHOOD of 10;000 FT minimum. Approach called us on the radio and asked our altitude; which was 12;500. There is no 13;000 FT box at the fix prior to HHOOD for crossing. There is a small MEA 13;000 FT on the leg portion of the approach. Both pilots missed this 13;000.
Medium Transport flight crew descended below the MEA at an intermidiate fix due to having programmed a lower crossing restriction for the next fix on the arrival. Altitude deviation noted by ATC.