B757 flight crew misses crossing restr on cedar creek arrival to dfw.

Attributes
ACN	704919
Time
Date	200607
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dfw.airport
State Reference	TX
Altitude	msl bound lower : 11000 msl bound upper : 11400
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : d01.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	arrival star : cqy
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
ASRS Report	704919
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : crossing restriction not met non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

First officer flying. He got way behind the cedar creek descent profile coming into dallas. He was clueless about how far above the descent path he was in order to meet the tacke restr. I had him go to flight level change and maximum speed to make the tacke restr. Around 13000 ft; he starts slowing the speed which slows the descent rate. After a few seconds I can see that he's not going to make the tacke 11000 ft crossing restr so I reached up and overrode his use of the AFDS panel and selected vertical speed with a 2500 FPM rate of descent. This still didn't get the job done as we crossed tacke at 11400 ft.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B757 FLT CREW MISSES XING RESTR ON CEDAR CREEK ARR TO DFW.

Narrative: FO FLYING. HE GOT WAY BEHIND THE CEDAR CREEK DSCNT PROFILE COMING INTO DALLAS. HE WAS CLUELESS ABOUT HOW FAR ABOVE THE DSCNT PATH HE WAS IN ORDER TO MEET THE TACKE RESTR. I HAD HIM GO TO FLT LEVEL CHANGE AND MAX SPD TO MAKE THE TACKE RESTR. AROUND 13000 FT; HE STARTS SLOWING THE SPD WHICH SLOWS THE DSCNT RATE. AFTER A FEW SECONDS I CAN SEE THAT HE'S NOT GOING TO MAKE THE TACKE 11000 FT XING RESTR SO I REACHED UP AND OVERRODE HIS USE OF THE AFDS PANEL AND SELECTED VERT SPD WITH A 2500 FPM RATE OF DSCNT. THIS STILL DIDN'T GET THE JOB DONE AS WE CROSSED TACKE AT 11400 FT.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.