Medium large transport receives late descent clearance, unable to make crossing restr.

Attributes
ACN	315660
Time
Date	199509
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : iah
State Reference	TX
Altitude	msl bound lower : 10000 msl bound upper : 10000
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zhu
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 other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 5000 flight time type : 2500
ASRS Report	315660
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : crossing restriction not met other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Told to cross bumby at 10000 ft when we were only 50 DME from the fix. Using normal descent profile we should have left FL350 80 DME out. This didn't give us enough room to get down. I told center that we would most likely meet the crossing restr but it would be close. As we got closer center asked again if we would make it as it was apparent that we wouldn't. So he said to cross 35 DME at XXX instead. We were able to make that restr. Adding to this situation was the fact that at first we had filed for the batsn 3 arrival then they changed us to the daisetta arrival and then later changed us back to the batsn 3 arrival, and then gave us the late descent instructions. As it was, in the descent with idle power and speed brakes fully extended, we caught the cabin pressure in the descent and this made for an uncomfortable ride for the passenger. Center has to give you enough time to get down comfortably!

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MLG RECEIVES LATE DSCNT CLRNC, UNABLE TO MAKE XING RESTR.

Narrative: TOLD TO CROSS BUMBY AT 10000 FT WHEN WE WERE ONLY 50 DME FROM THE FIX. USING NORMAL DSCNT PROFILE WE SHOULD HAVE LEFT FL350 80 DME OUT. THIS DIDN'T GIVE US ENOUGH ROOM TO GET DOWN. I TOLD CTR THAT WE WOULD MOST LIKELY MEET THE XING RESTR BUT IT WOULD BE CLOSE. AS WE GOT CLOSER CTR ASKED AGAIN IF WE WOULD MAKE IT AS IT WAS APPARENT THAT WE WOULDN'T. SO HE SAID TO CROSS 35 DME AT XXX INSTEAD. WE WERE ABLE TO MAKE THAT RESTR. ADDING TO THIS SIT WAS THE FACT THAT AT FIRST WE HAD FILED FOR THE BATSN 3 ARR THEN THEY CHANGED US TO THE DAISETTA ARR AND THEN LATER CHANGED US BACK TO THE BATSN 3 ARR, AND THEN GAVE US THE LATE DSCNT INSTRUCTIONS. AS IT WAS, IN THE DSCNT WITH IDLE PWR AND SPD BRAKES FULLY EXTENDED, WE CAUGHT THE CABIN PRESSURE IN THE DSCNT AND THIS MADE FOR AN UNCOMFORTABLE RIDE FOR THE PAX. CTR HAS TO GIVE YOU ENOUGH TIME TO GET DOWN COMFORTABLY!

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.