Narrative:

We were flying the sadde four arrival to the los angeles international airport from the avenal transition at FL290. About 75 mi before fillmore, we were cleared to FL240 and initiated the descent. The copilot, who was working the radios, said that he was going off frequency to call company ramp as per standard company policy for gate assignment. The ramp frequency was congested and required his full attention. ATC gave me a frequency change. The new controller gave us a clearance for the runway 24/25 profile descent to los angeles. I looked one more time at the sadde our arrival and noted the symon intersection of fim 148/12 280 KT and to expect clearance to cross at 12000'. I started the descent, set 12000' in the altitude reminder, and got out the runway 24/25 profile descent page and noted the symon crossing restriction of 12000' and 280 KTS. Shortly thereafter the copilot finished talking to ramp control and advised me of the gate and that terminal six was having problems with the fire extinguishing water sprinklers. I advised him of the clearance and our current status. About 30 NM from fillmore, the copilot called my attention to the crossing restriction over fillmore of between FL190 and 15000'. I reviewed the runway 24/25 profile descent and noted the fillmore crossing. I changed the altitude reminder to 15000' and xed fillmore at 15000'.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLT CREW OF MLG TRANSITIONING FROM SADDE FOUR ARR INTO LAX TO PROFILE DESCENT AND 24/25 RWY APCH NOTED PROPER CROSSING ALT AT FIM AT LAST MOMENT. FLT CREW COMPLAINS ABOUT AERO CHART PRESENTATION.

Narrative: WE WERE FLYING THE SADDE FOUR ARR TO THE LOS ANGELES INTL ARPT FROM THE AVENAL TRANSITION AT FL290. ABOUT 75 MI BEFORE FILLMORE, WE WERE CLRED TO FL240 AND INITIATED THE DSNT. THE COPLT, WHO WAS WORKING THE RADIOS, SAID THAT HE WAS GOING OFF FREQ TO CALL COMPANY RAMP AS PER STANDARD COMPANY POLICY FOR GATE ASSIGNMENT. THE RAMP FREQ WAS CONGESTED AND REQUIRED HIS FULL ATTN. ATC GAVE ME A FREQ CHANGE. THE NEW CTLR GAVE US A CLRNC FOR THE RWY 24/25 PROFILE DSNT TO LOS ANGELES. I LOOKED ONE MORE TIME AT THE SADDE OUR ARR AND NOTED THE SYMON INTXN OF FIM 148/12 280 KT AND TO EXPECT CLRNC TO CROSS AT 12000'. I STARTED THE DSNT, SET 12000' IN THE ALT REMINDER, AND GOT OUT THE RWY 24/25 PROFILE DSNT PAGE AND NOTED THE SYMON XING RESTRICTION OF 12000' AND 280 KTS. SHORTLY THEREAFTER THE COPLT FINISHED TALKING TO RAMP CTL AND ADVISED ME OF THE GATE AND THAT TERMINAL SIX WAS HAVING PROBS WITH THE FIRE EXTINGUISHING WATER SPRINKLERS. I ADVISED HIM OF THE CLRNC AND OUR CURRENT STATUS. ABOUT 30 NM FROM FILLMORE, THE COPLT CALLED MY ATTN TO THE XING RESTRICTION OVER FILLMORE OF BTWN FL190 AND 15000'. I REVIEWED THE RWY 24/25 PROFILE DSNT AND NOTED THE FILLMORE XING. I CHANGED THE ALT REMINDER TO 15000' AND XED FILLMORE AT 15000'.

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.