A321
Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Training / Qualification; Situational Awareness; Communication Breakdown; Human-Machine Interface
ATC Issue All Types; Deviation - Altitude Undershoot; Deviation - Altitude Crossing Restriction Not Met; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Clearance; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy
General None Reported / Taken
Procedure; Aircraft; Chart Or Publication; Human Factors
Started descent via the IVANE5 STAR; taken off the STAR twice by ATC and given several speed changes to accommodate spacing into CLT. Clearance then given to cross MAJIC intersection at FL240 at 250 knots; then descend via the IVANE5 STAR. First Officer (FO) was the Pilot Flying. He set up direct to MAJIC intersection in the FMC; then selected managed descent on the FMA; but did not make FL240 a hard altitude per the ATC clearance. We crossed MAJIC at FL260; which was within the constraints published on the IVANE5 STAR; but not as per cleared at FL240.I was task saturated working with a brand new FO (1 month) who had not had many flights since training due to being on reserve. I heard the clearance from Washington Center; acknowledged it and read it back as 'cleared direct MAJIC; cross MAJIC at FL240; 250 knots; then descend via the IVANE5'. I missed cross checking that the FO had [not] put a hard crossing altitude of FL240 at MAJIC intersection.The IVANE5 STAR is very; very problematic. In the short time that I have been back in the left-seat and flying domestic operations; every time without fail; ATC vectors aircraft off of the IVANE5; then back on; then back off again (this could happen as much as several times) with numerous speed changes; then expect the pilot to make every restriction even though they have issued the 'resume the IVANE5 arrival' very late; forcing the pilot to take drastic measures to comply with the STAR restrictions.It will now be my policy that if I have to take drastic measures (e.g. dive the aircraft and or use full speedbrake) to comply with the STAR constraints; I am going to tell ATC 'unable' and let them figure it out.
An A321 flight crew after having been taken off the IVANE STAR to CLT was thence re-cleared direct to MAJIC; cross MAJIC at FL240; then 'descend via' the IVANE arrival.  The crew failed to program and comply with the FL240 'hard crossing' at MAJIC.  Contributing factors were a brand new First Officer; a Captain just returned to the left seat and a very complex STAR.