B767-200 aircraft on STAR arrival was given a new STAR. Flight crew programmed FMS for the new arrival, but didn't make the crossing restriction on the new arrival.

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Attributes
ACN	399890
Time
Date	199804
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lax
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 11000 msl bound upper : 11600
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : lax
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B767-200
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 enroute airway : lax
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 19875 flight time type : 2450
ASRS Report	399890
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 16000 flight time type : 2600
ASRS Report	399739
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : crossing restriction not met non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation
Situations
ATC Facility	procedure or policy : unspecified

Narrative:

Approaching civit intersection our arrival was changed from the civet to the mitts arrival with instructions for intercepting the runway 24R localizer. The FMS was programmed (I thought) for the mitts and we were cleared for that arrival. Approaching mitts intersection, my co-pilot advised me that it looked as if the aircraft was not properly descending. I checked the HSI at the same time as a flight attendant entered the cockpit and I misinterpreted the display as being ok. It wasn't. We crossed mitts about 600 ft high. I reestablished the correct vertical path and noticed that the 'exec' light on the FMS was illuminated. This arrival is a relatively new and not often used procedure. This incident resulted from the last minute change in arrival, a possible error in programming the FMS, an interruption in the cockpit, and my unfamiliarity with the procedure.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B767-200 ACFT ON STAR ARRIVAL WAS GIVEN A NEW STAR. FLT CREW PROGRAMMED FMS FOR THE NEW ARRIVAL, BUT DIDN'T MAKE THE CROSSING RESTRICTION ON THE NEW ARRIVAL.

Narrative: APPROACHING CIVIT INTXN OUR ARRIVAL WAS CHANGED FROM THE CIVET TO THE MITTS ARRIVAL WITH INSTRUCTIONS FOR INTERCEPTING THE RWY 24R LOCALIZER. THE FMS WAS PROGRAMMED (I THOUGHT) FOR THE MITTS AND WE WERE CLRED FOR THAT ARRIVAL. APPROACHING MITTS INTXN, MY CO-PLT ADVISED ME THAT IT LOOKED AS IF THE ACFT WAS NOT PROPERLY DSNDING. I CHECKED THE HSI AT THE SAME TIME AS A FLT ATTENDANT ENTERED THE COCKPIT AND I MISINTERPRETED THE DISPLAY AS BEING OK. IT WASN'T. WE CROSSED MITTS ABOUT 600 FT HIGH. I REESTABLISHED THE CORRECT VERT PATH AND NOTICED THAT THE 'EXEC' LIGHT ON THE FMS WAS ILLUMINATED. THIS ARRIVAL IS A RELATIVELY NEW AND NOT OFTEN USED PROC. THIS INCIDENT RESULTED FROM THE LAST MINUTE CHANGE IN ARRIVAL, A POSSIBLE ERROR IN PROGRAMMING THE FMS, AN INTERRUPTION IN THE COCKPIT, AND MY UNFAMILIARITY WITH THE PROC.

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.