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Attributes | |
ACN | 308390 |
Time | |
Date | 199506 |
Day | Tue |
Local Time Of Day | 0001 To 0600 |
Place | |
Locale Reference | atc facility : gqe |
State Reference | AR |
Altitude | msl bound lower : 24000 msl bound upper : 27000 |
Environment | |
Flight Conditions | VMC |
Light | Night |
Aircraft 1 | |
Controlling Facilities | artcc : zme |
Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
Navigation In Use | Other Other |
Flight Phase | descent other |
Route In Use | arrival other arrival star : star |
Flight Plan | IFR |
Aircraft 2 | |
Operator | other |
Make Model Name | B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
Operating Under FAR Part | other : other |
Navigation In Use | Other Other |
Flight Phase | cruise 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 : 30 flight time total : 6000 flight time type : 200 |
ASRS Report | 308390 |
Person 2 | |
Affiliation | company : air carrier |
Function | flight crew : first officer |
Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument |
Experience | flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 5000 flight time type : 60 |
ASRS Report | 308711 |
Events | |
Anomaly | altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : clearance |
Independent Detector | other controllera |
Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
Supplementary | |
Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
At FL330 we received clearance to descend to FL310 discretion FL240. In descent, amendment descent FL290, discretion FL240. During descent to FL290, clearance amended to FL270. Leveled FL270 approximately 15 NM, the continued profile descent to FL240. Leveling at FL240 center called B-52 traffic and we called leveling FL240. Center then informed us we were only cleared to FL270.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ALTDEV ALT OVERSHOT -- ACR DSNDS BELOW ASSIGNED ALT.
Narrative: AT FL330 WE RECEIVED CLRNC TO DSND TO FL310 DISCRETION FL240. IN DSCNT, AMENDMENT DSCNT FL290, DISCRETION FL240. DURING DSCNT TO FL290, CLRNC AMENDED TO FL270. LEVELED FL270 APPROX 15 NM, THE CONTINUED PROFILE DSCNT TO FL240. LEVELING AT FL240 CTR CALLED B-52 TFC AND WE CALLED LEVELING FL240. CTR THEN INFORMED US WE WERE ONLY CLRED TO FL270.
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.