Altitude deviation altitude undershot - crossing restr.

Attributes
ACN	297630
Time
Date	199502
Day	Tue
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : psp
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 14000 msl bound upper : 18000
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zla
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	descent other
Route In Use	arrival star : star
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	297630
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
ASRS Report	297629
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : crossing restriction not met non adherence : clearance non adherence : far
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:

Descending into sna on v-nav path set to cross kayoh 210 KIAS 8000 ft. At a busy time in cockpit possibly failed to enter bands intersection at 14000 ft. About 1 mi out notified lax unable and was cleared to 14000 ft. I was tired. Got distracted. Supplemental information from acn 297629: cleared to cross bands intersection at 14000 ft for east side 1 sna I read back call and set 14000 ft altitude mode with captain response. Flight attendant entered cockpit with request for ETA and I responded. Descending through FL190 noticed 2 NM to bands and informed captain. Captain was in VNAV profile for east side 1 approach using vdi. He had forgotten the bands crossing restr for the arrival. Captain called center to confirm clearance was correct we were unable to comply and xc bands at FL180 at 3500 ft rate.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ALTDEV ALT UNDERSHOT - XING RESTR.

Narrative: DSNDING INTO SNA ON V-NAV PATH SET TO CROSS KAYOH 210 KIAS 8000 FT. AT A BUSY TIME IN COCKPIT POSSIBLY FAILED TO ENTER BANDS INTXN AT 14000 FT. ABOUT 1 MI OUT NOTIFIED LAX UNABLE AND WAS CLRED TO 14000 FT. I WAS TIRED. GOT DISTRACTED. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 297629: CLRED TO CROSS BANDS INTXN AT 14000 FT FOR E SIDE 1 SNA I READ BACK CALL AND SET 14000 FT ALT MODE WITH CAPT RESPONSE. FLT ATTENDANT ENTERED COCKPIT WITH REQUEST FOR ETA AND I RESPONDED. DSNDING THROUGH FL190 NOTICED 2 NM TO BANDS AND INFORMED CAPT. CAPT WAS IN VNAV PROFILE FOR E SIDE 1 APCH USING VDI. HE HAD FORGOTTEN THE BANDS XING RESTR FOR THE ARR. CAPT CALLED CTR TO CONFIRM CLRNC WAS CORRECT WE WERE UNABLE TO COMPLY AND XC BANDS AT FL180 AT 3500 FT RATE.

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.