Captain of DC10-10 misses crossing restr even though prompted by the first officer on the descent.

Attributes
ACN	411300
Time
Date	199808
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : lax
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 12000 msl bound upper : 12000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : lax
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	DC-10 10
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent other
Route In Use	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 : 300 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 3000
ASRS Report	411300
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : crossing restriction not met non adherence : published procedure non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Captain was way behind on arrival stepdowns and was 1000 ft high, 12000 ft MSL at arnes. I was constantly prompting him on the arrival, to no avail.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CAPT OF DC10-10 MISSES XING RESTR EVEN THOUGH PROMPTED BY THE FO ON THE DSCNT.

Narrative: CAPT WAS WAY BEHIND ON ARR STEPDOWNS AND WAS 1000 FT HIGH, 12000 FT MSL AT ARNES. I WAS CONSTANTLY PROMPTING HIM ON THE ARR, TO NO AVAIL.

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.