Air carrier medium large transport altitude deviation crossing restriction not met on SID from sfo.

Attributes
ACN	159482
Time
Date	199010
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : pye airport : sfo
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 11000 msl bound upper : 13000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zoa
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	departure sid : sid enroute : on vectors enroute airway : zoa
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 5000
ASRS Report	159482
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 5000 flight time type : 1000
ASRS Report	159555
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 : unable
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Departure porte 7 behind 2 other aircraft on same routing to lax. Strong sun in the eyes and glare from the top of the glare shield creating difficulty seeing the panel. Center reclred us from FL230 to 17000' and to resume normal speed. Misread my DME while accelerating with slightly reduced rate of climb. Missed the 55D at or above 13000' and turned to 090 degrees. At 11000' center asked if we were going to make the 13000' restriction, which we then made at 58D, and were given a 080 degree heading. Spoon fed altitude increases and heading changes to get spacing. First leg of the day and we found out that we were not as sharp as we felt. Since deregulation, airline management has proven themselves to be irresponsible. 3 or 4 aircraft going to the same place at the same time is asinine, wastes resources, increases workload, overloads the system, increases fatigue that leads to errors. Flow control doesn't work. The FAA should be proactive for once and require departures to be spread throughout the day rather than 3 rush periods.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR MLG ALT DEVIATION CROSSING RESTRICTION NOT MET ON SID FROM SFO.

Narrative: DEP PORTE 7 BEHIND 2 OTHER ACFT ON SAME RTING TO LAX. STRONG SUN IN THE EYES AND GLARE FROM THE TOP OF THE GLARE SHIELD CREATING DIFFICULTY SEEING THE PANEL. CENTER RECLRED US FROM FL230 TO 17000' AND TO RESUME NORMAL SPD. MISREAD MY DME WHILE ACCELERATING WITH SLIGHTLY REDUCED RATE OF CLB. MISSED THE 55D AT OR ABOVE 13000' AND TURNED TO 090 DEGS. AT 11000' CENTER ASKED IF WE WERE GOING TO MAKE THE 13000' RESTRICTION, WHICH WE THEN MADE AT 58D, AND WERE GIVEN A 080 DEG HDG. SPOON FED ALT INCREASES AND HDG CHANGES TO GET SPACING. FIRST LEG OF THE DAY AND WE FOUND OUT THAT WE WERE NOT AS SHARP AS WE FELT. SINCE DEREGULATION, AIRLINE MGMNT HAS PROVEN THEMSELVES TO BE IRRESPONSIBLE. 3 OR 4 ACFT GOING TO THE SAME PLACE AT THE SAME TIME IS ASININE, WASTES RESOURCES, INCREASES WORKLOAD, OVERLOADS THE SYS, INCREASES FATIGUE THAT LEADS TO ERRORS. FLOW CTL DOESN'T WORK. THE FAA SHOULD BE PROACTIVE FOR ONCE AND REQUIRE DEPS TO BE SPREAD THROUGHOUT THE DAY RATHER THAN 3 RUSH PERIODS.

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.