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An air carrier medium large transport climbed from its assigned altitude while maneuvering for an approach.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 245222 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199306 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : pvd |
| State Reference | RI |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 3000 msl bound upper : 3500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : pvd |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Medium Large Transport |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | cruise other descent : approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 4500 flight time type : 1100 |
| ASRS Report | 245222 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 80 flight time total : 10800 flight time type : 1050 |
| ASRS Report | 245273 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe altitude deviation : excursion from assigned altitude non adherence : clearance |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course flight crew : overcame equipment problem |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
At approximately 8 mi from pvd airport, approach control cleared flight for visual approach to runway 5R. 2 other targets were called to our attention, 1 at 10 O'clock below us, and the other at our 1 O'clock position which was also our traffic to follow to airport. Autoplt was engaged by captain to visually acquire traffic on left, at same time I was searching for traffic to follow. Upon engaging the autoplt while in a right turn, aircraft climbed approximately 300 ft. Captain disconnected autoplt and intercepted GS to runway 5R. No conflicting traffic in the area. Major factors were simultaneous traffic calls and autoplt inability to handle confign changes for landing while in a turn to runway.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN ACR MLG CLBED FROM ITS ASSIGNED ALT WHILE MANEUVERING FOR AN APCH.
Narrative: AT APPROX 8 MI FROM PVD ARPT, APCH CTL CLRED FLT FOR VISUAL APCH TO RWY 5R. 2 OTHER TARGETS WERE CALLED TO OUR ATTN, 1 AT 10 O'CLOCK BELOW US, AND THE OTHER AT OUR 1 O'CLOCK POS WHICH WAS ALSO OUR TFC TO FOLLOW TO ARPT. AUTOPLT WAS ENGAGED BY CAPT TO VISUALLY ACQUIRE TFC ON L, AT SAME TIME I WAS SEARCHING FOR TFC TO FOLLOW. UPON ENGAGING THE AUTOPLT WHILE IN A R TURN, ACFT CLBED APPROX 300 FT. CAPT DISCONNECTED AUTOPLT AND INTERCEPTED GS TO RWY 5R. NO CONFLICTING TFC IN THE AREA. MAJOR FACTORS WERE SIMULTANEOUS TFC CALLS AND AUTOPLT INABILITY TO HANDLE CONFIGN CHANGES FOR LNDG WHILE IN A TURN TO RWY.
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.