Altitude deviation. Undershoot on descent. Crossing restriction not complied with.

Attributes
ACN	125753
Time
Date	198910
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : lax
State Reference	CA
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zla tower : ord
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	descent other
Route In Use	arrival : profile descent
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 9000 flight time type : 27
ASRS Report	125753
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : undershoot non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

As a new captain on a new aircraft (medium large transport) with glass cockpit and FMS, I allowed my highly experienced first officer to fly the civet profile descent into lax to watch how he used the FMS for descent. Unfortunately, the did not use the system correctly and crossed civet.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ALT DEVIATION. UNDERSHOOT ON DESCENT. CROSSING RESTRICTION NOT COMPLIED WITH.

Narrative: AS A NEW CAPT ON A NEW ACFT (MLG) WITH GLASS COCKPIT AND FMS, I ALLOWED MY HIGHLY EXPERIENCED F/O TO FLY THE CIVET PROFILE DESCENT INTO LAX TO WATCH HOW HE USED THE FMS FOR DESCENT. UNFORTUNATELY, THE DID NOT USE THE SYSTEM CORRECTLY AND CROSSED CIVET.

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.