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While deviating around WX during the departure climb, a flight crew became distraction by a TCASII TA, and failed to level at assigned altitude. The approach controller intervened and the flight crew returned to the assigned altitude.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 333090 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199604 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : aml |
| State Reference | VA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 8000 msl bound upper : 8500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Mixed |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| 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 : intermediate altitude |
| Route In Use | enroute airway : iad |
| 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 : 10000 flight time type : 5000 |
| ASRS Report | 333090 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : clearance other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Had just checked in with dulles approach while climbing to 8000 ft, our assigned altitude. First officer was PF and we were deviating around buildups and areas of virga. TCASII issued a TA for traffic which we both began searching for. Dulles called and inquired as to our assigned altitude and we realized that we had climbed through our assigned altitude of 8000 ft to approximately 8500 ft. We responded, '8000 ft' and adjusted the altitude to 8000 ft.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: WHILE DEVIATING AROUND WX DURING THE DEP CLB, A FLC BECAME DISTR BY A TCASII TA, AND FAILED TO LEVEL AT ASSIGNED ALT. THE APCH CTLR INTERVENED AND THE FLC RETURNED TO THE ASSIGNED ALT.
Narrative: HAD JUST CHKED IN WITH DULLES APCH WHILE CLBING TO 8000 FT, OUR ASSIGNED ALT. FO WAS PF AND WE WERE DEVIATING AROUND BUILDUPS AND AREAS OF VIRGA. TCASII ISSUED A TA FOR TFC WHICH WE BOTH BEGAN SEARCHING FOR. DULLES CALLED AND INQUIRED AS TO OUR ASSIGNED ALT AND WE REALIZED THAT WE HAD CLBED THROUGH OUR ASSIGNED ALT OF 8000 FT TO APPROX 8500 FT. WE RESPONDED, '8000 FT' AND ADJUSTED THE ALT TO 8000 FT.
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.