Altitude deviation. Deviating around WX, flight crew missed the 1000 ft call before level off and didn't hear the altitude alert. ATC intervened and flight crew climbed back to assigned altitude. No further problem.

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Attributes
ACN	342382
Time
Date	199607
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : ogd
State Reference	UT
Altitude	msl bound lower : 18000 msl bound upper : 19000
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zlc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B727-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	cruise other descent other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 160 flight time total : 16250 flight time type : 4000
ASRS Report	342382
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 11000 flight time type : 3000
ASRS Report	342470
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : overshoot inflight encounter : weather non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course flight crew : became reoriented other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

We were descending to FL190 and deviating for thunderstorms in the area. Got distracted by query from ATC on how soon we could proceed to cartr intersection. First officer missed 1000 ft call and I missed altitude alert chime. So was about to ask about altimeter setting while I was leveling at FL180 when ATC asked our altitude. We acknowledged our error, climbed to FL190. No system error caused. I asked ATC if they needed a phone call on our arrival. Was told it was not necessary. No harm, no foul.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ALTDEV. DEVIATING AROUND WX, FLC MISSED THE 1000 FT CALL BEFORE LEVEL OFF AND DIDN'T HEAR THE ALT ALERT. ATC INTERVENED AND FLC CLBED BACK TO ASSIGNED ALT. NO FURTHER PROB.

Narrative: WE WERE DSNDING TO FL190 AND DEVIATING FOR TSTMS IN THE AREA. GOT DISTRACTED BY QUERY FROM ATC ON HOW SOON WE COULD PROCEED TO CARTR INTXN. FO MISSED 1000 FT CALL AND I MISSED ALT ALERT CHIME. SO WAS ABOUT TO ASK ABOUT ALTIMETER SETTING WHILE I WAS LEVELING AT FL180 WHEN ATC ASKED OUR ALT. WE ACKNOWLEDGED OUR ERROR, CLBED TO FL190. NO SYS ERROR CAUSED. I ASKED ATC IF THEY NEEDED A PHONE CALL ON OUR ARR. WAS TOLD IT WAS NOT NECESSARY. NO HARM, NO FOUL.

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.