Flight crew of medium large transport descends below clearance altitude.

Attributes
ACN	120480
Time
Date	198908
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : pvd
State Reference	RI
Altitude	msl bound lower : 10000 msl bound upper : 11000
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport
Flight Phase	descent other
Route In Use	enroute airway : zbw
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 220 flight time total : 7000 flight time type : 2600
ASRS Report	120480
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : overshoot
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

We were cleared to descend from FL240 to cross providence VOR at 11000', 250 KIAS. As we descended through 10300', we caught the deviation and began climbing back to 11000'. Center called just at that moment to indicate the small transport thing, and asked what our clearance had been. I confirmed that the clearance was 11000', 250 KIAS.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLT CREW OF MLG DESCENDS BELOW CLRNC ALT.

Narrative: WE WERE CLRED TO DSND FROM FL240 TO CROSS PROVIDENCE VOR AT 11000', 250 KIAS. AS WE DSNDED THROUGH 10300', WE CAUGHT THE DEV AND BEGAN CLBING BACK TO 11000'. CENTER CALLED JUST AT THAT MOMENT TO INDICATE THE SMT THING, AND ASKED WHAT OUR CLRNC HAD BEEN. I CONFIRMED THAT THE CLRNC WAS 11000', 250 KIAS.

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.