AN S80 FLC FAILS TO MAKE THEIR ASSIGNED ALT XING AT HAR; PA.

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WE WERE GIVEN A CLRNC TO CROSS HAR AT 17000 FT; 250 KTS; THE FO WAS FLYING. WE FAILED TO COMPLY WITH THE CLRNC AND CROSSED HAR AT 22000 FT. THIS REQUIRED THE CTLR TO VECTOR US IN A R 360 DEGS TO AVOID CLBING TFC. THE REASON FOR THE FAILURE TO COMPLY WAS THAT 22000 FT WAS PUT IN THE MCP INSTEAD OF 17000 FT; AND IT WAS NOT CAUGHT BY EITHER OF US. FACTORS LEADING UP TO THE INCIDENT WERE: FO WAS RELATIVELY NEW TO THE ACFT AND GLASS COCKPIT; HAVING AROUND 200 HRS. WE WERE FLYING THE ACFT WITH NEW SOFTWARE (PEGASUS) WITHOUT ADEQUATE TRAINING (IN MY OPINION). A HANDOUT WAS ALL THAT WE WERE GIVEN; WHICH I HAD TO USE COOKBOOK FASHION. I WAS TRYING TO INSTRUCT FO IN USE OF SOFTWARE WHILE I WAS READING/PRACTICING. HE WAS DISTRACTED WITH THIS AS WAS I. THE BIGGEST FACTOR WAS THAT WE HAD BEEN GIVEN AN EXPECT HOLDING INFO AT THE SAME TIME WE WERE GIVEN DSCNT INSTRUCTIONS; AND I DIDN'T ENSURE FO PLACED PROPER ALT IN MCP; I WAS PROGRAMMING DSCNT AND HOLDING FIX. I WAS TRYING TO CONTACT DISPATCH (HAD LEFT CTR FREQ) TO DISCUSS HOLDING AND NECESSITY OF AN ALTERNATE. I HAD BEEN OFF CTR FREQ FOR 2-3 MINS; (NEVER GOT IN TOUCH WITH DISPATCH). CAME BACK AFTER GIVEN VECTOR. I WAS PREOCCUPIED WITH DETERMINING HOLDING FUEL AVAILABLE AND ALTERNATIVE ACTIONS; WE WERE LOW ON FUEL (15 MINS MAX HOLDING AVAILABLE). I HAVE NO IDEA WHY 22000 FT WAS PLACED IN MCP; WE WERE DSNDING FROM 25000 FT.