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Medium large transport flight crew busy looking for traffic when altitude amended, climbs above assigned altitude.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 331064 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199603 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : sfo |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 4000 msl bound upper : 4600 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : oak |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | climbout : initial climbout : takeoff |
| Route In Use | departure other departure sid : sid |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 5000 |
| ASRS Report | 331064 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 11000 flight time type : 150 |
| ASRS Report | 331060 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : clearance |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified 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:
Cleared for takeoff with porte 1 departure. Cleared to 12000 ft with published crossing restrs. After takeoff, immediately upon contacting departure control, our final clearance altitude was amended to 4000 ft for conflicting traffic. Controller asked with some urgency if we had traffic in sight. We did not see him visually or on TCASII. We became concerned with traffic and since we were visual became engrossed in sighting same. Due to rate of climb we exceeded leveloff altitude by 500-600 ft. Descended immediately to 4000 ft. Never saw conflicting traffic on TCASII or visually.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: MLG FLC BUSY LOOKING FOR TFC WHEN ALT AMENDED, CLBS ABOVE ASSIGNED ALT.
Narrative: CLRED FOR TKOF WITH PORTE 1 DEP. CLRED TO 12000 FT WITH PUBLISHED XING RESTRS. AFTER TKOF, IMMEDIATELY UPON CONTACTING DEP CTL, OUR FINAL CLRNC ALT WAS AMENDED TO 4000 FT FOR CONFLICTING TFC. CTLR ASKED WITH SOME URGENCY IF WE HAD TFC IN SIGHT. WE DID NOT SEE HIM VISUALLY OR ON TCASII. WE BECAME CONCERNED WITH TFC AND SINCE WE WERE VISUAL BECAME ENGROSSED IN SIGHTING SAME. DUE TO RATE OF CLB WE EXCEEDED LEVELOFF ALT BY 500-600 FT. DSNDED IMMEDIATELY TO 4000 FT. NEVER SAW CONFLICTING TFC ON TCASII OR VISUALLY.
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.