Narrative:

We were given a climb crossing restr to cross fir intersection at FL330. I was talking to company on the other radio, and didn't pay complete attention to the ATC request. I 'assumed' the first officer was capable of determining if we could make the restr utilizing the performance information in the FMC. We were close but missed reaching the altitude by 600 ft at the intersection. Next time I will provide more input, and evaluate the first officer's decisions before accepting ATC restrs.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ALT XING RESTR IN CLB NOT MET BY ACR WDB. ALTDEV ALT UNDERSHOT IN CLB.

Narrative: WE WERE GIVEN A CLB XING RESTR TO CROSS FIR INTXN AT FL330. I WAS TALKING TO COMPANY ON THE OTHER RADIO, AND DIDN'T PAY COMPLETE ATTN TO THE ATC REQUEST. I 'ASSUMED' THE FO WAS CAPABLE OF DETERMINING IF WE COULD MAKE THE RESTR UTILIZING THE PERFORMANCE INFO IN THE FMC. WE WERE CLOSE BUT MISSED REACHING THE ALT BY 600 FT AT THE INTXN. NEXT TIME I WILL PROVIDE MORE INPUT, AND EVALUATE THE FO'S DECISIONS BEFORE ACCEPTING ATC RESTRS.

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.