Narrative:

ATC facility: ZHU. Location: marit. First officer's leg. Given marit at 10000 ft MSL a little late. Initiated descent at 300 KIAS clean power off. Approximately 7 mi prior to marit, called houston and told them we would not make the crossing altitude restr at marit. Hou gave no guidance as to what to do. Called again and was cleared to intercept the runway 12R localizer. No traffic conflict was noted.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MD80 CREW'S LATE DSCNT CLRNC CITED AS CAUSE FOR UNDERSHOOTING A XING RESTR.

Narrative: ATC FACILITY: ZHU. LOCATION: MARIT. FO'S LEG. GIVEN MARIT AT 10000 FT MSL A LITTLE LATE. INITIATED DSCNT AT 300 KIAS CLEAN PWR OFF. APPROX 7 MI PRIOR TO MARIT, CALLED HOUSTON AND TOLD THEM WE WOULD NOT MAKE THE XING ALT RESTR AT MARIT. HOU GAVE NO GUIDANCE AS TO WHAT TO DO. CALLED AGAIN AND WAS CLRED TO INTERCEPT THE RWY 12R LOC. NO TFC CONFLICT WAS NOTED.

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.