Flight crew of an large transport failed to make a STAR crossing restr.

Attributes
ACN	310990
Time
Date	199507
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : psp
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 14000 msl bound upper : 16200
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	descent other
Route In Use	arrival other arrival star : star enroute airway : v372 enroute other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	310990
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : undershoot altitude deviation : crossing restriction not met non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Missed bands crossing restr on descent into sna. On descent into sna we were cleared to cross bands at 14000 ft. The captain was flying and we saw that we were not going to be able to make the restr. I told ZLA we were not able to make the restr and their reply was to do the best you can. I then asked if the restr at bands was lifted and center said, no the restr is not lifted, do the best you can. We crossed bands at 16200 ft with no apparent conflict.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC OF AN LGT FAILED TO MAKE A STAR XING RESTR.

Narrative: MISSED BANDS XING RESTR ON DSCNT INTO SNA. ON DSCNT INTO SNA WE WERE CLRED TO CROSS BANDS AT 14000 FT. THE CAPT WAS FLYING AND WE SAW THAT WE WERE NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO MAKE THE RESTR. I TOLD ZLA WE WERE NOT ABLE TO MAKE THE RESTR AND THEIR REPLY WAS TO DO THE BEST YOU CAN. I THEN ASKED IF THE RESTR AT BANDS WAS LIFTED AND CTR SAID, NO THE RESTR IS NOT LIFTED, DO THE BEST YOU CAN. WE CROSSED BANDS AT 16200 FT WITH NO APPARENT CONFLICT.

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.