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B727 aircraft in descent for approach, reporter first officer, PF, overshot assigned altitude by 700 ft, but immediately climbed back to altitude.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 369680 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199705 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : slc |
| State Reference | UT |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 11300 msl bound upper : 12000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : slc tower : cle |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B727 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach descent other |
| Route In Use | arrival other enroute : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 4713 flight time type : 3213 |
| ASRS Report | 369680 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| 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:
First officer (PF) descending to 12000 ft MSL. Captain and first officer both called passing 13000 ft for 12000 ft. ATC gave turn (vector) and runway for landing. First officer commenced turn and began briefing approach. Aircraft was high and close entering downwind. During brief, first officer noticed aircraft nearing 11300 ft MSL and began immediate climb to 12000 ft MSL. Very soon after reaching 12000 ft, ATC gave descent clearance. There was no conflict with any other aircraft from ATC or on TCASII. Conclusions: 1) PF should brief during low workload times and give aircraft to PNF while briefing, 2) ATC should plan for arriving aircraft better and give aircrews more time to plan and set-up for the approach by giving expected runway to aircrews as far from airfield as possible.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B727 ACFT IN DSCNT FOR APCH, RPTR FO, PF, OVERSHOT ASSIGNED ALT BY 700 FT, BUT IMMEDIATELY CLBED BACK TO ALT.
Narrative: FO (PF) DSNDING TO 12000 FT MSL. CAPT AND FO BOTH CALLED PASSING 13000 FT FOR 12000 FT. ATC GAVE TURN (VECTOR) AND RWY FOR LNDG. FO COMMENCED TURN AND BEGAN BRIEFING APCH. ACFT WAS HIGH AND CLOSE ENTERING DOWNWIND. DURING BRIEF, FO NOTICED ACFT NEARING 11300 FT MSL AND BEGAN IMMEDIATE CLB TO 12000 FT MSL. VERY SOON AFTER REACHING 12000 FT, ATC GAVE DSCNT CLRNC. THERE WAS NO CONFLICT WITH ANY OTHER ACFT FROM ATC OR ON TCASII. CONCLUSIONS: 1) PF SHOULD BRIEF DURING LOW WORKLOAD TIMES AND GIVE ACFT TO PNF WHILE BRIEFING, 2) ATC SHOULD PLAN FOR ARRIVING ACFT BETTER AND GIVE AIRCREWS MORE TIME TO PLAN AND SET-UP FOR THE APCH BY GIVING EXPECTED RWY TO AIRCREWS AS FAR FROM AIRFIELD AS POSSIBLE.
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.