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Captain of air carrier large transport aircraft was distracted by a bird strike and overshot assigned altitude.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 223218 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199210 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : msp |
| State Reference | MN |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 5000 msl bound upper : 5400 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : msp |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Large Transport, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 5500 flight time type : 3000 |
| ASRS Report | 223218 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 75 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 3000 |
| ASRS Report | 223462 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : overshoot inflight encounter other non adherence : clearance other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Just prior to level off at 5000 ft we had a bird strike underneath the nose (or thereabout). The captain, who was flying, immediately asked the so how the packs were, anticipating a pack overheat due to ingesting the bird. No overheat developed and all other indications were normal. Unfortunately, due to our interest in the condition of the aircraft, the altitude was never captured, and we gradually climbed to 5300 ft before catching the deviation, and 5400 ft before stopping the climb and beginning a descent. As this happened ATC cleared us to 17000. No other aircraft were visible in the area. ATC did not comment on the altitude. The bird picked a bad time to play chicken. The separation of duty broke down in our zeal to catch a potential problem.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CAPT OF ACR LGT ACFT WAS DISTRACTED BY A BIRD STRIKE AND OVERSHOT ASSIGNED ALT.
Narrative: JUST PRIOR TO LEVEL OFF AT 5000 FT WE HAD A BIRD STRIKE UNDERNEATH THE NOSE (OR THEREABOUT). THE CAPT, WHO WAS FLYING, IMMEDIATELY ASKED THE SO HOW THE PACKS WERE, ANTICIPATING A PACK OVERHEAT DUE TO INGESTING THE BIRD. NO OVERHEAT DEVELOPED AND ALL OTHER INDICATIONS WERE NORMAL. UNFORTUNATELY, DUE TO OUR INTEREST IN THE CONDITION OF THE ACFT, THE ALT WAS NEVER CAPTURED, AND WE GRADUALLY CLBED TO 5300 FT BEFORE CATCHING THE DEV, AND 5400 FT BEFORE STOPPING THE CLB AND BEGINNING A DSCNT. AS THIS HAPPENED ATC CLRED US TO 17000. NO OTHER ACFT WERE VISIBLE IN THE AREA. ATC DID NOT COMMENT ON THE ALT. THE BIRD PICKED A BAD TIME TO PLAY CHICKEN. THE SEPARATION OF DUTY BROKE DOWN IN OUR ZEAL TO CATCH A POTENTIAL PROBLEM.
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.