Altitude crossing restr not met with a heading track deviation after the arrival procedure and runway assignment is changed by the sct controller for an MD80 flight on the civet 4 arrival to lax, ca.

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Attributes
ACN	595750
Time
Date	200310
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	navaid : smo.vor
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 17000 msl bound upper : 18000
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : sct.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	arrival star : mitts
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tracon : sct.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B747 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 18000 flight time type : 6000
ASRS Report	595756
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 1601 flight time total : 4701 flight time type : 1450
ASRS Report	595989
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : crossing restriction not met altitude deviation : undershoot non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance controller : issued advisory flight crew : became reoriented flight crew : returned to intended or assigned course
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance Airspace Structure Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation
Situations
ATC Facility	procedure or policy : sct.tracon

Narrative:

The last segment of my flight plan from dtw to lax was civet intersection, then the civet 4 arrival. My FMC was programmed to reflect this routing. Within a few mi of civet, I was reclred via the mitts arrival and the new runway would be runway 24R. As my first officer hurriedly started the reprogramming of the FMC, I returned the radios for the new runway. At about this time, approach control advised me to reduce speed from 250 KTS to 180 KTS due to proximity to a heavy B747. In my opinion, every attempt should be made by ATC to make routing changes more timely thus giving airmen proper time to reprogram the navigation devices. Supplemental information from acn 595989: we discussed not programming the FMS as we had not been cleared for it and there could be another change. We were then cleared to descend via the mitts one. We were over civet at FL180. The crossing restr on the mitts one at civet is 17000 ft at or below and at or above 14000 ft. We started an immediate descent to make 17000 ft. During the high workload and confusion about the arrs, we deviated from the arrival path on the mitts one, which necessitated ATC intervention to get back on the arrival.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ALT XING RESTR NOT MET WITH A HEADING TRACK DEV AFTER THE ARR PROC AND RWY ASSIGNMENT IS CHANGED BY THE SCT CTLR FOR AN MD80 FLT ON THE CIVET 4 ARR TO LAX, CA.

Narrative: THE LAST SEGMENT OF MY FLT PLAN FROM DTW TO LAX WAS CIVET INTXN, THEN THE CIVET 4 ARR. MY FMC WAS PROGRAMMED TO REFLECT THIS ROUTING. WITHIN A FEW MI OF CIVET, I WAS RECLRED VIA THE MITTS ARR AND THE NEW RWY WOULD BE RWY 24R. AS MY FO HURRIEDLY STARTED THE REPROGRAMMING OF THE FMC, I RETURNED THE RADIOS FOR THE NEW RWY. AT ABOUT THIS TIME, APCH CTL ADVISED ME TO REDUCE SPD FROM 250 KTS TO 180 KTS DUE TO PROX TO A HVY B747. IN MY OPINION, EVERY ATTEMPT SHOULD BE MADE BY ATC TO MAKE ROUTING CHANGES MORE TIMELY THUS GIVING AIRMEN PROPER TIME TO REPROGRAM THE NAV DEVICES. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 595989: WE DISCUSSED NOT PROGRAMMING THE FMS AS WE HAD NOT BEEN CLRED FOR IT AND THERE COULD BE ANOTHER CHANGE. WE WERE THEN CLRED TO DSND VIA THE MITTS ONE. WE WERE OVER CIVET AT FL180. THE XING RESTR ON THE MITTS ONE AT CIVET IS 17000 FT AT OR BELOW AND AT OR ABOVE 14000 FT. WE STARTED AN IMMEDIATE DSCNT TO MAKE 17000 FT. DURING THE HIGH WORKLOAD AND CONFUSION ABOUT THE ARRS, WE DEVIATED FROM THE ARR PATH ON THE MITTS ONE, WHICH NECESSITATED ATC INTERVENTION TO GET BACK ON THE ARR.

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.