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Altitude overshoot on descent, wrong altitude set in altitude alert window.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 299655 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199503 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : hnl |
| State Reference | HI |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 5500 msl bound upper : 8000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : hnl tower : mdw |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | descent other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 11000 flight time type : 4000 |
| ASRS Report | 299655 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 6500 flight time type : 2500 |
| ASRS Report | 299842 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : clearance |
| 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:
ATC assigned us an altitude of 8000 ft on approach to hnl. 3000 ft was set in altitude alert window mistakenly. I descended to 5500 ft when first officer reminded me that the assigned altitude was 8000 ft aircraft was climbed back to 8000 ft without any adverse affect on traffic.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ALT OVERSHOOT ON DSCNT, WRONG ALT SET IN ALT ALERT WINDOW.
Narrative: ATC ASSIGNED US AN ALT OF 8000 FT ON APCH TO HNL. 3000 FT WAS SET IN ALT ALERT WINDOW MISTAKENLY. I DSNDED TO 5500 FT WHEN FO REMINDED ME THAT THE ASSIGNED ALT WAS 8000 FT ACFT WAS CLBED BACK TO 8000 FT WITHOUT ANY ADVERSE AFFECT ON TFC.
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.