B767-200 descending into lax. On IOE, flight crew descends through altitude and does not control airspeed. Several times check captain has to take control of the aircraft.

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Attributes
ACN	419140
Time
Date	199811
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : lax airport : lax
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 9700 msl bound upper : 10000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : lax
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B767-200
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 : captain observation : company check pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 12750 flight time type : 50
ASRS Report	419140
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : overshoot altitude deviation : excursion from assigned altitude non adherence : clearance other anomaly
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

Narrative:

Inbound to lax descending on the redeye 1 arrival (STAR) the PF, who was receiving IOE in the left seat. Reporter was check airman in right seat as PNF. This flight was only the 4TH leg for PF in his first widebody transport highly automated aircraft. PF selected VNAV for initial descent from cruise altitude, but then selected a different descent mode (flight level change) without making change to altitude portion of the MCP. This caused aircraft to descend below a 10000 ft restr on the STAR momentarily (300 ft) at an airspeed above 250 KTS (270 KTS). PF was not ahead of the aircraft and wasn't watching the flight mode annunciators to see what he had selected. PNF took control and returned aircraft to proper altitude. No known conflicts at this early time in the morning. Not TCASII equipped. PF was experiencing tunnel vision and button pushing on MCP due to lack of experience. Possible fatigue after 5 hour long leg at night, not operating at peak efficiency. On visual approach the PF was again behind the aircraft and when he couldn't program or select the proper modes he deautomated when he couldn't make things work. Inexperience in first automated aircraft was showing and a valuable lesson was learned.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B767-200 DSNDING INTO LAX. ON IOE, FLC DSNDS THROUGH ALT AND DOES NOT CTL AIRSPD. SEVERAL TIMES CHK CAPT HAS TO TAKE CTL OF THE ACFT.

Narrative: INBOUND TO LAX DSNDING ON THE REDEYE 1 ARR (STAR) THE PF, WHO WAS RECEIVING IOE IN THE L SEAT. RPTR WAS CHK AIRMAN IN R SEAT AS PNF. THIS FLT WAS ONLY THE 4TH LEG FOR PF IN HIS FIRST WDB HIGHLY AUTOMATED ACFT. PF SELECTED VNAV FOR INITIAL DSCNT FROM CRUISE ALT, BUT THEN SELECTED A DIFFERENT DSCNT MODE (FLT LEVEL CHANGE) WITHOUT MAKING CHANGE TO ALT PORTION OF THE MCP. THIS CAUSED ACFT TO DSND BELOW A 10000 FT RESTR ON THE STAR MOMENTARILY (300 FT) AT AN AIRSPD ABOVE 250 KTS (270 KTS). PF WAS NOT AHEAD OF THE ACFT AND WASN'T WATCHING THE FLT MODE ANNUNCIATORS TO SEE WHAT HE HAD SELECTED. PNF TOOK CTL AND RETURNED ACFT TO PROPER ALT. NO KNOWN CONFLICTS AT THIS EARLY TIME IN THE MORNING. NOT TCASII EQUIPPED. PF WAS EXPERIENCING TUNNEL VISION AND BUTTON PUSHING ON MCP DUE TO LACK OF EXPERIENCE. POSSIBLE FATIGUE AFTER 5 HR LONG LEG AT NIGHT, NOT OPERATING AT PEAK EFFICIENCY. ON VISUAL APCH THE PF WAS AGAIN BEHIND THE ACFT AND WHEN HE COULDN'T PROGRAM OR SELECT THE PROPER MODES HE DEAUTOMATED WHEN HE COULDN'T MAKE THINGS WORK. INEXPERIENCE IN FIRST AUTOMATED ACFT WAS SHOWING AND A VALUABLE LESSON WAS LEARNED.

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.