Unable to meet crossing restriction, recleared when notified center.

Attributes
ACN	113904
Time
Date	198906
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : sea
State Reference	WA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 7000 msl bound upper : 13000
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zse
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Flight Phase	descent : approach descent other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 5825 flight time type : 1500
ASRS Report	113904
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : crossing restriction not met altitude deviation : undershoot non adherence : clearance other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Conducting IOE for first officer (not flying) during regular scheduled flight bellingham (bli) to seattle (sea). Issued clearance by center to cross the seattle 25 DME at/maintain 7000. Failed to initiate a descent in time to comply with restriction. Contacting sea approach was recleared to maintain 7000. Not certain if this clearance was issued prior to the 25 DME fix. Contributing factors: first officer extremely behind in his duties, monitoring him, working radios and flying the approach all distracting. Also: company training of new first officer's very deficient in non flying duty familiarization. Should not really have to see and deal with this degree of ignorance in on-line IOE.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: UNABLE TO MEET CROSSING RESTRICTION, RECLEARED WHEN NOTIFIED CENTER.

Narrative: CONDUCTING IOE FOR F/O (NOT FLYING) DURING REGULAR SCHEDULED FLT BELLINGHAM (BLI) TO SEATTLE (SEA). ISSUED CLRNC BY CENTER TO CROSS THE SEATTLE 25 DME AT/MAINTAIN 7000. FAILED TO INITIATE A DSCNT IN TIME TO COMPLY WITH RESTRICTION. CONTACTING SEA APCH WAS RECLEARED TO MAINTAIN 7000. NOT CERTAIN IF THIS CLRNC WAS ISSUED PRIOR TO THE 25 DME FIX. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS: F/O EXTREMELY BEHIND IN HIS DUTIES, MONITORING HIM, WORKING RADIOS AND FLYING THE APCH ALL DISTRACTING. ALSO: COMPANY TRAINING OF NEW F/O'S VERY DEFICIENT IN NON FLYING DUTY FAMILIARIZATION. SHOULD NOT REALLY HAVE TO SEE AND DEAL WITH THIS DEGREE OF IGNORANCE IN ON-LINE IOE.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 2007 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.