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Md-80's aircraft during climb went through assigned altitude by 700 ft, recognized the deviation and returned to assigned. Captain reporter was hand flying and first officer was distracted with other duties.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 348739 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199609 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : lax |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 13000 msl bound upper : 13700 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zny |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Super 80 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Route In Use | enroute airway : lax |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 348739 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| ASRS Report | 348740 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : clearance |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Md super 80 altitude deviation. I (captain) was hand flying. I thought we had been cleared to a higher altitude and did not observe the altitude warning light. We climbed through 13700 ft before leveling and returning to assigned altitude. ATC said nothing. First officer did not make 1000 ft callout, and I was concentrating on heading and airspeed. Also, it was my first leg back from vacation, without having flown for a month.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: MD-80'S ACFT DURING CLB WENT THROUGH ASSIGNED ALT BY 700 FT, RECOGNIZED THE DEV AND RETURNED TO ASSIGNED. CAPT RPTR WAS HAND FLYING AND FO WAS DISTRACTED WITH OTHER DUTIES.
Narrative: MD SUPER 80 ALTDEV. I (CAPT) WAS HAND FLYING. I THOUGHT WE HAD BEEN CLRED TO A HIGHER ALT AND DID NOT OBSERVE THE ALT WARNING LIGHT. WE CLBED THROUGH 13700 FT BEFORE LEVELING AND RETURNING TO ASSIGNED ALT. ATC SAID NOTHING. FO DID NOT MAKE 1000 FT CALLOUT, AND I WAS CONCENTRATING ON HEADING AND AIRSPD. ALSO, IT WAS MY FIRST LEG BACK FROM VACATION, WITHOUT HAVING FLOWN FOR A MONTH.
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.