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Flight crew received TCASII alert resulting in overshooting altitude deviation of 1000 ft. 30 degree left bank resulted in complaint from cabin of sharp turn, distracting flight crew from monitoring the aircraft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 342486 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199607 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : phx |
| State Reference | AZ |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 10000 msl bound upper : 11000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zab tracon : phx artcc : czul |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B727 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | descent other |
| Route In Use | arrival other arrival star : star |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | other : unknown |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 220 flight time total : 17500 flight time type : 12600 |
| ASRS Report | 342486 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 6000 flight time type : 2700 |
| ASRS Report | 342771 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : overshoot conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : clearance |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 6000 vertical : 500 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Passing through 13000 ft on the sunss 1 arrival our TCASII gave an RA followed rapidly by a TA. We started a 30 degree bank (left) and climb. ZAB called the traffic. Shortly thereafter center asked about the assigned radial, we stated we were left of course due to the RA. Center said they would tell approach control of the deviation and that we would be high at the crossing restr. About this time the flight attendant called complaining about the pull-up, distracting us more with the noise (radio) and traffic distraction, we leveled off at 10000 ft instead of assigned 11000 ft. Center asked about our altitude and then passed us to approach control. Nothing was said about our altitude deviation from center. As we descended through 11000 ft (assigned altitude) the altitude alerter was not heard.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLC RECEIVED TCASII ALERT RESULTING IN OVERSHOOTING ALTDEV OF 1000 FT. 30 DEG L BANK RESULTED IN COMPLAINT FROM CABIN OF SHARP TURN, DISTRACTING FLC FROM MONITORING THE ACFT.
Narrative: PASSING THROUGH 13000 FT ON THE SUNSS 1 ARR OUR TCASII GAVE AN RA FOLLOWED RAPIDLY BY A TA. WE STARTED A 30 DEG BANK (L) AND CLB. ZAB CALLED THE TFC. SHORTLY THEREAFTER CTR ASKED ABOUT THE ASSIGNED RADIAL, WE STATED WE WERE L OF COURSE DUE TO THE RA. CTR SAID THEY WOULD TELL APCH CTL OF THE DEV AND THAT WE WOULD BE HIGH AT THE XING RESTR. ABOUT THIS TIME THE FLT ATTENDANT CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT THE PULL-UP, DISTRACTING US MORE WITH THE NOISE (RADIO) AND TFC DISTR, WE LEVELED OFF AT 10000 FT INSTEAD OF ASSIGNED 11000 FT. CTR ASKED ABOUT OUR ALT AND THEN PASSED US TO APCH CTL. NOTHING WAS SAID ABOUT OUR ALTDEV FROM CTR. AS WE DSNDED THROUGH 11000 FT (ASSIGNED ALT) THE ALT ALERTER WAS NOT HEARD.
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.