Widebody transport reporter complains about being kept high and fast while on a profile descent.

Attributes
ACN	200322
Time
Date	199201
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lax
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 18000 msl bound upper : 18000
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : lax
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Widebody, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	descent other
Route In Use	arrival : profile descent enroute airway : zla
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 85 flight time total : 18000 flight time type : 3100
ASRS Report	299322
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other
Situations
ATC Facility	procedure or policy : unspecified

Narrative:

On approximately 10 civet approachs in last 5 months, at least (5) or 50 percent kept us high, fast or both between civet and arnes as requested by center. On switch to approach control, vectors off and extreme slowing followed. This problem adds considerable workload to an already busy 2 man crew. Most especially if the crew is new. I would guess many other crews would feel this pinch if queried. In short, a normal profile should be the rule except in rare instances.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: WDB RPTR COMPLAINS ABOUT BEING KEPT HIGH AND FAST WHILE ON A PROFILE DSCNT.

Narrative: ON APPROX 10 CIVET APCHS IN LAST 5 MONTHS, AT LEAST (5) OR 50 PERCENT KEPT US HIGH, FAST OR BOTH BTWN CIVET AND ARNES AS REQUESTED BY CTR. ON SWITCH TO APCH CTL, VECTORS OFF AND EXTREME SLOWING FOLLOWED. THIS PROBLEM ADDS CONSIDERABLE WORKLOAD TO AN ALREADY BUSY 2 MAN CREW. MOST ESPECIALLY IF THE CREW IS NEW. I WOULD GUESS MANY OTHER CREWS WOULD FEEL THIS PINCH IF QUERIED. IN SHORT, A NORMAL PROFILE SHOULD BE THE RULE EXCEPT IN RARE INSTANCES.

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.