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A B757 flight crew failed to level at the published SID altitude. The altitude deviation was excessive because the first officer was distracted with the tuning of a radio frequency that defined the DME turning point, and thus checked in with the intervening departure controller later than usual.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 334530 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199604 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : ewr |
| State Reference | NJ |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 2500 msl bound upper : 3500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : n90 |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | climbout : initial |
| Route In Use | departure other departure sid : sid |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 9000 flight time type : 300 |
| ASRS Report | 334530 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : clearance |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
On takeoff out of ewr, we flew to 3500 ft MSL. The SID required us to go to 2500 ft (runway 4L). After takeoff, I (first officer) was distracted from calling departure control because the captain turned off the ILS DME (required for turn). We both mischked the altitude in the window (5000 ft). It was early am, we had a light aircraft and were climbing fast. By the time I called the departure controller we were through 3500 ft going to 5000 ft. We made a mistake, first time in 18 yrs of airplane flying, I'm sorry it happened. We did get the pre departure clearance late and were then rushed as we normally are on B757 and B767 just before pushback.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B757 FLC FAILED TO LEVEL AT THE PUBLISHED SID ALT. THE ALTDEV WAS EXCESSIVE BECAUSE THE FO WAS DISTRACTED WITH THE TUNING OF A RADIO FREQ THAT DEFINED THE DME TURNING POINT, AND THUS CHKED IN WITH THE INTERVENING DEP CTLR LATER THAN USUAL.
Narrative: ON TKOF OUT OF EWR, WE FLEW TO 3500 FT MSL. THE SID REQUIRED US TO GO TO 2500 FT (RWY 4L). AFTER TKOF, I (FO) WAS DISTRACTED FROM CALLING DEP CTL BECAUSE THE CAPT TURNED OFF THE ILS DME (REQUIRED FOR TURN). WE BOTH MISCHKED THE ALT IN THE WINDOW (5000 FT). IT WAS EARLY AM, WE HAD A LIGHT ACFT AND WERE CLBING FAST. BY THE TIME I CALLED THE DEP CTLR WE WERE THROUGH 3500 FT GOING TO 5000 FT. WE MADE A MISTAKE, FIRST TIME IN 18 YRS OF AIRPLANE FLYING, I'M SORRY IT HAPPENED. WE DID GET THE PDC LATE AND WERE THEN RUSHED AS WE NORMALLY ARE ON B757 AND B767 JUST BEFORE PUSHBACK.
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.