Air carrier misses crossing restriction on descent.

Attributes
ACN	229475
Time
Date	199210
Day	Fri
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lax
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 11000 msl bound upper : 11300
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Aircraft 1
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 : lax
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : instrument pilot : private pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 6000 flight time type : 1000
ASRS Report	229475
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : crossing restriction not met non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	Other Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I was PF cleared civet 3 profile 25L lax. The captain had his own opinion about how the MCP was to be run. Our company has strict protocol for setting the cleared altitude (this is done by PNF) also when the PF is hand flying the PNF is to set headings, courses, altitudes and type the FMC. Well the captain didn't want to perform these duties when I was hand flying. We were given a 40 KT speed reduction and descent clearance at the same time. This is tough to do in a widebody transport so out came spoilers, throttles, idle and smooth pushover. I was so busy watching what he was/was not doing I crossed arnes about 320 ft high. The rest of the flight was uneventful. No near miss occurred. The controller said nothing. Most new capts are willing to learn but this captain didn't seem to. He was an ex-line check airman. On the medium large transport, the lca has a tough job and usually over compensates for new pilots. He was the opposite of this. When we parked the aircraft I asked him about his performance of duties. He was arrogant and defensive. We had a talk with our flight manager. The situations are being reviewed by management.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR MISSES XING RESTRICTION ON DSCNT.

Narrative: I WAS PF CLRED CIVET 3 PROFILE 25L LAX. THE CAPT HAD HIS OWN OPINION ABOUT HOW THE MCP WAS TO BE RUN. OUR COMPANY HAS STRICT PROTOCOL FOR SETTING THE CLRED ALT (THIS IS DONE BY PNF) ALSO WHEN THE PF IS HAND FLYING THE PNF IS TO SET HDGS, COURSES, ALTS AND TYPE THE FMC. WELL THE CAPT DIDN'T WANT TO PERFORM THESE DUTIES WHEN I WAS HAND FLYING. WE WERE GIVEN A 40 KT SPD REDUCTION AND DSCNT CLRNC AT THE SAME TIME. THIS IS TOUGH TO DO IN A WDB SO OUT CAME SPOILERS, THROTTLES, IDLE AND SMOOTH PUSHOVER. I WAS SO BUSY WATCHING WHAT HE WAS/WAS NOT DOING I CROSSED ARNES ABOUT 320 FT HIGH. THE REST OF THE FLT WAS UNEVENTFUL. NO NEAR MISS OCCURRED. THE CTLR SAID NOTHING. MOST NEW CAPTS ARE WILLING TO LEARN BUT THIS CAPT DIDN'T SEEM TO. HE WAS AN EX-LINE CHK AIRMAN. ON THE MLG, THE LCA HAS A TOUGH JOB AND USUALLY OVER COMPENSATES FOR NEW PLTS. HE WAS THE OPPOSITE OF THIS. WHEN WE PARKED THE ACFT I ASKED HIM ABOUT HIS PERFORMANCE OF DUTIES. HE WAS ARROGANT AND DEFENSIVE. WE HAD A TALK WITH OUR FLT MGR. THE SITUATIONS ARE BEING REVIEWED BY MGMNT.

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.