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An air carrier B727 crew overshot their climb altitude. The reporter complains about no altitude capture in this aircraft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 341400 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199607 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : sax |
| State Reference | NJ |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 17000 msl bound upper : 18000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zbw tower : ogg |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B727 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Route In Use | enroute : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 18000 flight time type : 6000 |
| ASRS Report | 341400 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : clearance |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
While being vectored for route, monitoring radar for thunderstorms and reading route map, I failed to note that the first officer climbed above the assigned altitude of 17000 ft. The B727 block iv autoplt does not have an automatic leveloff feature. This was a time of high workload and frequency changes. The controller initially told us to maintain 17000 ft when we climbed above, but then immediately changed this to FL180. Since traffic was not a factor, loss of separation did not occur. No other communications or actions were taken following the event.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN ACR B727 CREW OVERSHOT THEIR CLB ALT. THE RPTR COMPLAINS ABOUT NO ALT CAPTURE IN THIS ACFT.
Narrative: WHILE BEING VECTORED FOR RTE, MONITORING RADAR FOR TSTMS AND READING RTE MAP, I FAILED TO NOTE THAT THE FO CLBED ABOVE THE ASSIGNED ALT OF 17000 FT. THE B727 BLOCK IV AUTOPLT DOES NOT HAVE AN AUTOMATIC LEVELOFF FEATURE. THIS WAS A TIME OF HIGH WORKLOAD AND FREQ CHANGES. THE CTLR INITIALLY TOLD US TO MAINTAIN 17000 FT WHEN WE CLBED ABOVE, BUT THEN IMMEDIATELY CHANGED THIS TO FL180. SINCE TFC WAS NOT A FACTOR, LOSS OF SEPARATION DID NOT OCCUR. NO OTHER COMS OR ACTIONS WERE TAKEN FOLLOWING THE EVENT.
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.