BE1900D cleared to descend to 7000 ft. Descended to 6700 ft account inattn by the flight crew.

Attributes
ACN	370150
Time
Date	199705
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : phx
State Reference	AZ
Altitude	msl bound lower : 6700 msl bound upper : 7000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : phx
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Beech 1900
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	descent other
Route In Use	arrival other arrival star : star
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 280 flight time total : 2500 flight time type : 700
ASRS Report	370150
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : clearance non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : became reoriented flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

PF descended through 7000 ft (assigned) by 300 ft to 6700 ft MSL, then corrected to 7000 ft. Nothing was said by ATC. Cause was inattn by both crew members to utilize CRM and keep track of the aircraft's altitude.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: BE1900D CLRED TO DSND TO 7000 FT. DSNDED TO 6700 FT ACCOUNT INATTN BY THE FLC.

Narrative: PF DSNDED THROUGH 7000 FT (ASSIGNED) BY 300 FT TO 6700 FT MSL, THEN CORRECTED TO 7000 FT. NOTHING WAS SAID BY ATC. CAUSE WAS INATTN BY BOTH CREW MEMBERS TO UTILIZE CRM AND KEEP TRACK OF THE ACFT'S ALT.

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.