Flight crew of large transport departing lax area did not follow SID crossing altitudes.

Attributes
ACN	125220
Time
Date	198910
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : lax
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 1000 msl bound upper : 15000
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : lax
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Large Transport, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	departure other departure sid : sid
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 4300 flight time type : 400
ASRS Report	125220
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 2950
ASRS Report	125730
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : undershoot altitude deviation : crossing restriction not met non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

This was our 4TH leg of the day and we were fatigued. We had already been on duty 8 hours and had flown 4.5 hours. This was the return leg from lax to slc on a slc-lax-slc round trip. We were given the loop seven departure SID out of lax. After takeoff on 24L at lax we went approximately 9 mi on runway heading before being given a left turn back directly to lax VOR and resuming the SID. Both the captain and I completely missed the crossing restrictions of lax VOR at 10,000', keggs intersection at 13,000'. We were tired and inattentive. We did make the loop intersection (20 DME) at 15,000'. Also we would not have known a thing unless departure control had asked us if we were going to make our crossing restrictions! I don't think we missed the lax VOR or keggs restrictions by much. It was enough for departure to say something, however. I believe this was a pure human factors error. In addition to the fatigue, our company and the pilot force have a war going on over pay cuts and duty time. It has gotten so bad that we have called alpa and asked for a union vote. This has affected everyone tremendously. I know of capts basing decisions on if they will be fired or not. The union thing and company problems had been weighing heavily on our minds all week. Between that and the fatigue, I think, was the cause of this error.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLT CREW OF LGT DEPARTING LAX AREA DID NOT FOLLOW SID CROSSING ALTS.

Narrative: THIS WAS OUR 4TH LEG OF THE DAY AND WE WERE FATIGUED. WE HAD ALREADY BEEN ON DUTY 8 HRS AND HAD FLOWN 4.5 HRS. THIS WAS THE RETURN LEG FROM LAX TO SLC ON A SLC-LAX-SLC ROUND TRIP. WE WERE GIVEN THE LOOP SEVEN DEP SID OUT OF LAX. AFTER TKOF ON 24L AT LAX WE WENT APPROX 9 MI ON RWY HDG BEFORE BEING GIVEN A LEFT TURN BACK DIRECTLY TO LAX VOR AND RESUMING THE SID. BOTH THE CAPT AND I COMPLETELY MISSED THE XING RESTRICTIONS OF LAX VOR AT 10,000', KEGGS INTXN AT 13,000'. WE WERE TIRED AND INATTENTIVE. WE DID MAKE THE LOOP INTXN (20 DME) AT 15,000'. ALSO WE WOULD NOT HAVE KNOWN A THING UNLESS DEP CTL HAD ASKED US IF WE WERE GOING TO MAKE OUR XING RESTRICTIONS! I DON'T THINK WE MISSED THE LAX VOR OR KEGGS RESTRICTIONS BY MUCH. IT WAS ENOUGH FOR DEP TO SAY SOMETHING, HOWEVER. I BELIEVE THIS WAS A PURE HUMAN FACTORS ERROR. IN ADDITION TO THE FATIGUE, OUR COMPANY AND THE PLT FORCE HAVE A WAR GOING ON OVER PAY CUTS AND DUTY TIME. IT HAS GOTTEN SO BAD THAT WE HAVE CALLED ALPA AND ASKED FOR A UNION VOTE. THIS HAS AFFECTED EVERYONE TREMENDOUSLY. I KNOW OF CAPTS BASING DECISIONS ON IF THEY WILL BE FIRED OR NOT. THE UNION THING AND COMPANY PROBLEMS HAD BEEN WEIGHING HEAVILY ON OUR MINDS ALL WEEK. BETWEEN THAT AND THE FATIGUE, I THINK, WAS THE CAUSE OF THIS ERROR.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 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.