Altitude deviation altitude crossing restr not met.

Attributes
ACN	295145
Time
Date	199501
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : bld airport : las
State Reference	NV
Altitude	msl bound lower : 12000 msl bound upper : 14500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent other
Route In Use	arrival star : star enroute airway : zla
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 13500 flight time type : 9100
ASRS Report	295145
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 4500 flight time type : 200
ASRS Report	295144
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : crossing restriction not met non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Due to excessive tailwinds in the area, we were unable to cross whigg intersection (creso arrival) at our assigned altitude of 12000 ft. A flight attendant was in the cockpit at the time and my attention was diverted, precluding me from backing up the first officer on the descent profile. We crossed whigg at 14500 ft and were given additional descent clearance to 10000 ft.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ALTDEV ALT XING RESTR NOT MET.

Narrative: DUE TO EXCESSIVE TAILWINDS IN THE AREA, WE WERE UNABLE TO CROSS WHIGG INTXN (CRESO ARR) AT OUR ASSIGNED ALT OF 12000 FT. A FLT ATTENDANT WAS IN THE COCKPIT AT THE TIME AND MY ATTN WAS DIVERTED, PRECLUDING ME FROM BACKING UP THE FO ON THE DSCNT PROFILE. WE CROSSED WHIGG AT 14500 FT AND WERE GIVEN ADDITIONAL DSCNT CLRNC TO 10000 FT.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 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.