Flight crew of an large transport overshot descent altitude, missing a STAR crossing restr.

Attributes
ACN	364284
Time
Date	199703
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lax
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 7000 msl bound upper : 8000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : lax
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	descent : approach descent other
Route In Use	arrival other arrival star : star
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 280 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 1000
ASRS Report	364284
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : crossing restriction not met altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Cleared to civet intersection. Shortly before reaching, clearance changed from 'civet 1' (landing west) to 'downe 4' (landing east). Captain is not very proficient (as in 'above standard') so he gets the box messed up. (Part of the problem was that if you select civet 1 on departure/arrival page you get civet, but not 'bindy' and 'baset.' so he was hand typing this in.) (you need to select 'any' transition and then go direct 'civet' on the legs page.) then they change us back to landing west, just intercept the runway 25R localizer (runway 25L was closed). I'm trying to keep up with all these clrncs, tuning raw data and warning captain he's flying through the localizer heading for tijuana, but he's up to his ears in the box. Somewhere in there (I don't know how, because the airplane was fooled into it), we missed an 8000 ft leveloff. ATC called us and said 'ok, descend now to 7000 ft,' etc, etc. Uneventful landing.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC OF AN LGT OVERSHOT DSCNT ALT, MISSING A STAR XING RESTR.

Narrative: CLRED TO CIVET INTXN. SHORTLY BEFORE REACHING, CLRNC CHANGED FROM 'CIVET 1' (LNDG W) TO 'DOWNE 4' (LNDG E). CAPT IS NOT VERY PROFICIENT (AS IN 'ABOVE STANDARD') SO HE GETS THE BOX MESSED UP. (PART OF THE PROB WAS THAT IF YOU SELECT CIVET 1 ON DEP/ARR PAGE YOU GET CIVET, BUT NOT 'BINDY' AND 'BASET.' SO HE WAS HAND TYPING THIS IN.) (YOU NEED TO SELECT 'ANY' TRANSITION AND THEN GO DIRECT 'CIVET' ON THE LEGS PAGE.) THEN THEY CHANGE US BACK TO LNDG W, JUST INTERCEPT THE RWY 25R LOC (RWY 25L WAS CLOSED). I'M TRYING TO KEEP UP WITH ALL THESE CLRNCS, TUNING RAW DATA AND WARNING CAPT HE'S FLYING THROUGH THE LOC HDG FOR TIJUANA, BUT HE'S UP TO HIS EARS IN THE BOX. SOMEWHERE IN THERE (I DON'T KNOW HOW, BECAUSE THE AIRPLANE WAS FOOLED INTO IT), WE MISSED AN 8000 FT LEVELOFF. ATC CALLED US AND SAID 'OK, DSND NOW TO 7000 FT,' ETC, ETC. UNEVENTFUL LNDG.

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.