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Medium large transport aircraft in climb, both flight crew distracted at assigned altitude and aircraft climbed 350 ft above.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 369660 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199705 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : sat |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 27000 msl bound upper : 27350 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zfw |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Route In Use | enroute other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : atp pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 3000 |
| ASRS Report | 369660 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| 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:
While climbing up to 27000 ft, I was getting ATIS for arrival. PF was leveling at 27000 ft. After writing down ATIS, I looked up and noticed that we were at 27350 ft and climbing slowly. I instructed PF to descend quickly back down to 27000 ft. After leveling, PF said that he became preoccupied with something while leveling and did not engage the altitude hold mode. Moral? Don't trust your trusty first officer! Watch while changing flight phases, ie, climb/cruise, etc.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: MLG ACFT IN CLB, BOTH FLC DISTRACTED AT ASSIGNED ALT AND ACFT CLBED 350 FT ABOVE.
Narrative: WHILE CLBING UP TO 27000 FT, I WAS GETTING ATIS FOR ARR. PF WAS LEVELING AT 27000 FT. AFTER WRITING DOWN ATIS, I LOOKED UP AND NOTICED THAT WE WERE AT 27350 FT AND CLBING SLOWLY. I INSTRUCTED PF TO DSND QUICKLY BACK DOWN TO 27000 FT. AFTER LEVELING, PF SAID THAT HE BECAME PREOCCUPIED WITH SOMETHING WHILE LEVELING AND DID NOT ENGAGE THE ALT HOLD MODE. MORAL? DON'T TRUST YOUR TRUSTY FO! WATCH WHILE CHANGING FLT PHASES, IE, CLB/CRUISE, ETC.
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.