Flight crew of a B737 failed to descend in timely manner resulting in not making a crossing restr.

Attributes
ACN	360400
Time
Date	199702
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : blh
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 30000 msl bound upper : 30000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zab
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent other
Route In Use	arrival other arrival star : star
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 160 flight time total : 9000 flight time type : 2800
ASRS Report	360400
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : undershoot altitude deviation : crossing restriction not met non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Captain was flying, acknowledged crossing restr when I put it into altitude window. I got busy programming the computer for the arrival and forgot to watch his descent -- remind him. ATC inquiry made us aware that we were not going to make restr.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC OF A B737 FAILED TO DSND IN TIMELY MANNER RESULTING IN NOT MAKING A XING RESTR.

Narrative: CAPT WAS FLYING, ACKNOWLEDGED XING RESTR WHEN I PUT IT INTO ALT WINDOW. I GOT BUSY PROGRAMMING THE COMPUTER FOR THE ARR AND FORGOT TO WATCH HIS DSCNT -- REMIND HIM. ATC INQUIRY MADE US AWARE THAT WE WERE NOT GOING TO MAKE RESTR.

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.