Altitude deviation.

Attributes
ACN	145592
Time
Date	199005
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sfo
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 3000 msl bound upper : 3300
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : oak
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude cruise other cruise other
Route In Use	departure other departure sid : sid enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 5750 flight time type : 1500
ASRS Report	145529
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : clearance other anomaly
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

We were departing sfo on the porte 7 departure. Approximately 2 mi out on the sfo 350 degree right, bay approach gave us an altitude restriction of 3000' for traffic and a turn to 180 degrees to intercept the next portion of the SID. We were at 2000' with the flaps coming up in the turn. The first officer let the bank become excessive and the nose drop. We began losing altitude and accelerating. I told her to continue climbing. She then resumed climbing. She made no effort to pull the power back, as we were going through 3100' and 270 KTS. I pulled the power back and pushed gently on the yoke and said, 'don't get us a violation.' she said, 'yeah, ok.' at 3300' I reduced power to flight idle and pushed the nose over abruptly. Unfortunately this has not been an isolated incident with this first officer. I have filed a similar report in the past. She has been reported to management in the past as a weak first officer, but they have failed to act. Until economics is no longer a factor in crew staffing, management will not weed out the weak.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ALT DEVIATION.

Narrative: WE WERE DEPARTING SFO ON THE PORTE 7 DEP. APPROX 2 MI OUT ON THE SFO 350 DEG R, BAY APCH GAVE US AN ALT RESTRICTION OF 3000' FOR TFC AND A TURN TO 180 DEGS TO INTERCEPT THE NEXT PORTION OF THE SID. WE WERE AT 2000' WITH THE FLAPS COMING UP IN THE TURN. THE F/O LET THE BANK BECOME EXCESSIVE AND THE NOSE DROP. WE BEGAN LOSING ALT AND ACCELERATING. I TOLD HER TO CONTINUE CLBING. SHE THEN RESUMED CLBING. SHE MADE NO EFFORT TO PULL THE PWR BACK, AS WE WERE GOING THROUGH 3100' AND 270 KTS. I PULLED THE PWR BACK AND PUSHED GENTLY ON THE YOKE AND SAID, 'DON'T GET US A VIOLATION.' SHE SAID, 'YEAH, OK.' AT 3300' I REDUCED PWR TO FLT IDLE AND PUSHED THE NOSE OVER ABRUPTLY. UNFORTUNATELY THIS HAS NOT BEEN AN ISOLATED INCIDENT WITH THIS F/O. I HAVE FILED A SIMILAR RPT IN THE PAST. SHE HAS BEEN RPTED TO MGMNT IN THE PAST AS A WEAK F/O, BUT THEY HAVE FAILED TO ACT. UNTIL ECONOMICS IS NO LONGER A FACTOR IN CREW STAFFING, MGMNT WILL NOT WEED OUT THE WEAK.

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.