MD80 crew did not comply with STAR altitude when STAR was changed at the last min.

Attributes
ACN	502570
Time
Date	200102
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lax.airport
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl single value : 16000
Environment
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : sct.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Super 80
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other other
Flight Phase	descent : vacating altitude
Route In Use	arrival star : paradise baset
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial
ASRS Report	502570
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : second officer oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	502569
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : overshoot altitude deviation : undershoot non adherence : clearance non adherence : company policies non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	atc equipment other atc equipment : radar other controllera other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : returned to assigned altitude none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Airspace Structure FAA Flight Crew Human Performance ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation
Situations
ATC Facility	procedure or policy : sct.tracon

Narrative:

We were given a late change to a different arrival. The new arrival was the baset arrival from pdz. We were told to cross konzl at 17000 ft. Just as were arriving at konzl on altitude, we were given the clearance for the baset arrival. The next crossing was trtle at 16000 ft which came very quick. The captain was flying and we did not make the 16000 ft in time. Later in the arrival, there were several other steps made with no problem. After 12000 ft, there was another step to 10000 ft at downe then to 8000 ft after that. The captain started the descent early without my knowledge and then ATC directed a level off which, by the time the captain got the descent stopped, we were at 9600 ft.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MD80 CREW DID NOT COMPLY WITH STAR ALT WHEN STAR WAS CHANGED AT THE LAST MIN.

Narrative: WE WERE GIVEN A LATE CHANGE TO A DIFFERENT ARR. THE NEW ARR WAS THE BASET ARR FROM PDZ. WE WERE TOLD TO CROSS KONZL AT 17000 FT. JUST AS WERE ARRIVING AT KONZL ON ALT, WE WERE GIVEN THE CLRNC FOR THE BASET ARR. THE NEXT XING WAS TRTLE AT 16000 FT WHICH CAME VERY QUICK. THE CAPT WAS FLYING AND WE DID NOT MAKE THE 16000 FT IN TIME. LATER IN THE ARR, THERE WERE SEVERAL OTHER STEPS MADE WITH NO PROB. AFTER 12000 FT, THERE WAS ANOTHER STEP TO 10000 FT AT DOWNE THEN TO 8000 FT AFTER THAT. THE CAPT STARTED THE DSCNT EARLY WITHOUT MY KNOWLEDGE AND THEN ATC DIRECTED A LEVEL OFF WHICH, BY THE TIME THE CAPT GOT THE DSCNT STOPPED, WE WERE AT 9600 FT.

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.