Flight crew of MD80 crossed arnes intersection 1000 ft high on civet 2 STAR to lax.

Attributes
ACN	387169
Time
Date	199712
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lax
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 10000 msl bound upper : 11000
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : lax tower : ord
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Super 80
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	descent : approach descent other
Route In Use	arrival other arrival star : star
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	387169
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
ASRS Report	387170
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : undershoot non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

During civet 2 arrival lax, I was high at arnes. I had just made a landing PA, and was distraction from my primary responsibility of flying the aircraft. I was also not aware of the hard altitude requirement at arnes. Lack of knowledge and distraction/inattn were the primary cause.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC OF MD80 CROSSED ARNES INTXN 1000 FT HIGH ON CIVET 2 STAR TO LAX.

Narrative: DURING CIVET 2 ARR LAX, I WAS HIGH AT ARNES. I HAD JUST MADE A LNDG PA, AND WAS DISTR FROM MY PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY OF FLYING THE ACFT. I WAS ALSO NOT AWARE OF THE HARD ALT REQUIREMENT AT ARNES. LACK OF KNOWLEDGE AND DISTR/INATTN WERE THE PRIMARY CAUSE.

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.