Air carrier large transport aircraft undershot crossing altitude during a SID departure.

Attributes
ACN	218995
Time
Date	199208
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lax
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 11500 msl bound upper : 11500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : lax tracon : bdr
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 enroute airway : lax
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 5000
ASRS Report	218995
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 : 30000 flight time type : 5000
ASRS Report	218998
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : crossing restriction not met non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

We were climbing out on the loop-9 departure from lax and had just crossed the lax VOR at 10100 ft MSL. A TA appeared on our TCASII at that time and we started searching for it. There was no information on the TCASII screen, just the yellow DOT. After the TA disappeared I realized we were going to be low on the keggs restriction. We were at maximum rate of climb over lax VOR and knew that keggs was going to be tight. Before we could request altitude deletion at keggs the TA popped on the screen. We made the subsequent crossing restriction. The traffic we were searching for was never found.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR LGT ACFT UNDERSHOT XING ALT DURING A SID DEP.

Narrative: WE WERE CLBING OUT ON THE LOOP-9 DEP FROM LAX AND HAD JUST CROSSED THE LAX VOR AT 10100 FT MSL. A TA APPEARED ON OUR TCASII AT THAT TIME AND WE STARTED SEARCHING FOR IT. THERE WAS NO INFO ON THE TCASII SCREEN, JUST THE YELLOW DOT. AFTER THE TA DISAPPEARED I REALIZED WE WERE GOING TO BE LOW ON THE KEGGS RESTRICTION. WE WERE AT MAX RATE OF CLB OVER LAX VOR AND KNEW THAT KEGGS WAS GOING TO BE TIGHT. BEFORE WE COULD REQUEST ALT DELETION AT KEGGS THE TA POPPED ON THE SCREEN. WE MADE THE SUBSEQUENT XING RESTRICTION. THE TFC WE WERE SEARCHING FOR WAS NEVER FOUND.

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.