Flight crew failed to comply with altitude restriction depicted on the profile descent.

Attributes
ACN	81216
Time
Date	198801
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : sma airport : lax
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 6200 msl bound upper : 7000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zla tracon : lax
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Widebody, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	cruise other descent other
Route In Use	arrival : profile descent
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 38 flight time total : 25000 flight time type : 600
ASRS Report	81216
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 230 flight time total : 10050 flight time type : 450
ASRS Report	81140
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance other
Consequence	faa : investigated
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Gear down maintenance ferry sea-lax clrd for des profile to lax. Captain flying, first officer reading plates. Just past fillmore VOR lax center asked altitude. First officer responded 6200'. Lax center said maintain 7000'. We immediately climbed to 7000'. Lax center asked me to call them. I did and they said a pilot deviation package would be sent to FSDO. There was no conflict with other traffic or any terrain. MEA 5000'. Profile chart is very misleading and first officer must have misread runway 25/24 profile des chart. According to chart (10-2F profile des 24/25), fillmore VOR has crossing restrictions at or below 21000', at or above 15000'. Then, 5000', except bayst intersection must be crossed at 10000'. (See enclosed chart.) supplemental information from acn 81140: none of the flight crew members had any experience with profile descents. We became confused on reading segment altitudes, reading the MEA as the required altitude.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLT CREW FAILED TO COMPLY WITH ALT RESTRICTION DEPICTED ON THE PROFILE DESCENT.

Narrative: GEAR DOWN MAINT FERRY SEA-LAX CLRD FOR DES PROFILE TO LAX. CAPT FLYING, F/O READING PLATES. JUST PAST FILLMORE VOR LAX CENTER ASKED ALT. F/O RESPONDED 6200'. LAX CENTER SAID MAINTAIN 7000'. WE IMMEDIATELY CLBED TO 7000'. LAX CENTER ASKED ME TO CALL THEM. I DID AND THEY SAID A PLT DEV PACKAGE WOULD BE SENT TO FSDO. THERE WAS NO CONFLICT WITH OTHER TFC OR ANY TERRAIN. MEA 5000'. PROFILE CHART IS VERY MISLEADING AND F/O MUST HAVE MISREAD RWY 25/24 PROFILE DES CHART. ACCORDING TO CHART (10-2F PROFILE DES 24/25), FILLMORE VOR HAS XING RESTRICTIONS AT OR BELOW 21000', AT OR ABOVE 15000'. THEN, 5000', EXCEPT BAYST INTXN MUST BE CROSSED AT 10000'. (SEE ENCLOSED CHART.) SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION FROM ACN 81140: NONE OF THE FLT CREW MEMBERS HAD ANY EXPERIENCE WITH PROFILE DESCENTS. WE BECAME CONFUSED ON READING SEGMENT ALTS, READING THE MEA AS THE REQUIRED ALT.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 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.