A B767 crew, preoccupied with reprogramming the FMS, missed their assigned crossing restr.

Attributes
ACN	526516
Time
Date	200110
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	navaid : pdz.vortac
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 9550 msl bound upper : 10000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : sct.tracon tower : bos.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B767 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	arrival star : paradise
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	controller military : 12 controller radar : 11 flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 4500 flight time type : 160
ASRS Report	526516
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : overshoot altitude deviation : crossing restriction not met non adherence : published procedure non adherence : clearance other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : returned to assigned altitude flight crew : became reoriented
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Environmental Factor Airspace Structure ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Originally told to expect pdz 4 arrival for runway 25L at lax. Due to spacing, ATC changed runway to runway 24R, pdz 4 arrival, cross mitts at 10000 ft. Aircraft was already cleared for approach, so 2000 ft was set on the MCP. Captain asked first officer to verify arrival and runway. By the time it was verified and PF input new arrival and runway into FMC, aircraft was approximately at 9550 ft (450 ft low) before mitts intersection. Approach called aircraft to say mitts was supposed to be crossed between 10000 ft and 11000 ft. Aircraft climbed back up to 10000 ft. PNF was looking down at approach plate when altitude deviation occurred. Distraction of late change to other runway precluded adequate back-up by PNF.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B767 CREW, PREOCCUPIED WITH REPROGRAMMING THE FMS, MISSED THEIR ASSIGNED XING RESTR.

Narrative: ORIGINALLY TOLD TO EXPECT PDZ 4 ARR FOR RWY 25L AT LAX. DUE TO SPACING, ATC CHANGED RWY TO RWY 24R, PDZ 4 ARR, CROSS MITTS AT 10000 FT. ACFT WAS ALREADY CLRED FOR APCH, SO 2000 FT WAS SET ON THE MCP. CAPT ASKED FO TO VERIFY ARR AND RWY. BY THE TIME IT WAS VERIFIED AND PF INPUT NEW ARR AND RWY INTO FMC, ACFT WAS APPROX AT 9550 FT (450 FT LOW) BEFORE MITTS INTXN. APCH CALLED ACFT TO SAY MITTS WAS SUPPOSED TO BE CROSSED BTWN 10000 FT AND 11000 FT. ACFT CLBED BACK UP TO 10000 FT. PNF WAS LOOKING DOWN AT APCH PLATE WHEN ALTDEV OCCURRED. DISTR OF LATE CHANGE TO OTHER RWY PRECLUDED ADEQUATE BACK-UP BY PNF.

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.