Air carrier large transport altitude deviation overshot during descent into slc.

Attributes
ACN	194707
Time
Date	199111
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : slc
State Reference	UT
Altitude	msl bound lower : 14500 msl bound upper : 17000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	cruise other descent other
Route In Use	enroute airway : zlc
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument pilot : atp pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 106 flight time total : 9600 flight time type : 1330
ASRS Report	194707
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 16400 flight time type : 2150
ASRS Report	194455
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

At approximately 120 mi west of slc, received clearance from ATC to cross 40 mi west of slc at 17000. First officer copies 40 west at 14000. At approximately 14500 slc center advised radar contact lost, cleared to slc at 17000. First officer started climb to 17000 and slc center asked for identify and altitude. Replied climbing to 17000. Center requested assigned altitude from last center. Reply was, copied 14000. Center replied, radar contact, cleared to slc, descend to 14000. Recommend crew members reconfirm clrncs.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR LGT ALTDEV OVERSHOT DURING DSCNT INTO SLC.

Narrative: AT APPROX 120 MI W OF SLC, RECEIVED CLRNC FROM ATC TO CROSS 40 MI W OF SLC AT 17000. FO COPIES 40 W AT 14000. AT APPROX 14500 SLC CENTER ADVISED RADAR CONTACT LOST, CLRED TO SLC AT 17000. FO STARTED CLB TO 17000 AND SLC CENTER ASKED FOR IDENT AND ALT. REPLIED CLBING TO 17000. CENTER REQUESTED ASSIGNED ALT FROM LAST CENTER. REPLY WAS, COPIED 14000. CENTER REPLIED, RADAR CONTACT, CLRED TO SLC, DSND TO 14000. RECOMMEND CREW MEMBERS RECONFIRM CLRNCS.

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.