First officer of an medium large transport failed to descend in time to make an altitude crossing restr during a STAR arrival. ARTCC had handed off to TRACON who did not mention the fact that the reporter was 350 ft high on crossing the fix.

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Attributes
ACN	355700
Time
Date	199612
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : hec
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 13000 msl bound upper : 13350
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : ont
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	descent other
Route In Use	arrival other arrival star : star enroute airway : v21
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	other other : other pilot : atp pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 220 flight time total : 13500 flight time type : 6300
ASRS Report	355700
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : crossing restriction not met altitude deviation : undershoot non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I was the PNF on the kayoh arrival into sna. We received a clearance to cross dawna intersection at 13000 ft from ZLA. The first officer, who was flying and fairly new on the arrival, started down late in VNAV, and the forecast winds were different from actual winds, which for us were high at dawna. We were switched over to socal approach and crossed dawna about 350 ft high. TCASII did not show a conflict and ATC did not question our altitude. During the descent I was busy with a cabin announcement. Then upon seeing the first officer was going to be high I encouraged him to hurry down, which he did, but by this time we had a short distance to go. I should have taken care of my PNF duties earlier and watched him more closely. This was the first leg together on our 4 day trip, and even though I had flown with him before, I should have watched him more closely.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FO OF AN MLG FAILED TO DSND IN TIME TO MAKE AN ALT XING RESTR DURING A STAR ARR. ARTCC HAD HANDED OFF TO TRACON WHO DID NOT MENTION THE FACT THAT THE RPTR WAS 350 FT HIGH ON XING THE FIX.

Narrative: I WAS THE PNF ON THE KAYOH ARR INTO SNA. WE RECEIVED A CLRNC TO CROSS DAWNA INTXN AT 13000 FT FROM ZLA. THE FO, WHO WAS FLYING AND FAIRLY NEW ON THE ARR, STARTED DOWN LATE IN VNAV, AND THE FORECAST WINDS WERE DIFFERENT FROM ACTUAL WINDS, WHICH FOR US WERE HIGH AT DAWNA. WE WERE SWITCHED OVER TO SOCAL APCH AND CROSSED DAWNA ABOUT 350 FT HIGH. TCASII DID NOT SHOW A CONFLICT AND ATC DID NOT QUESTION OUR ALT. DURING THE DSCNT I WAS BUSY WITH A CABIN ANNOUNCEMENT. THEN UPON SEEING THE FO WAS GOING TO BE HIGH I ENCOURAGED HIM TO HURRY DOWN, WHICH HE DID, BUT BY THIS TIME WE HAD A SHORT DISTANCE TO GO. I SHOULD HAVE TAKEN CARE OF MY PNF DUTIES EARLIER AND WATCHED HIM MORE CLOSELY. THIS WAS THE FIRST LEG TOGETHER ON OUR 4 DAY TRIP, AND EVEN THOUGH I HAD FLOWN WITH HIM BEFORE, I SHOULD HAVE WATCHED HIM MORE CLOSELY.

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.