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First officer of a B727 overshot descent altitude assignment during a visual arrival. The captain noticed the error and the first officer corrected back at once.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 374720 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199707 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : phx |
| State Reference | AZ |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 5600 msl bound upper : 6000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Dusk |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : phx |
| 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 | approach : visual arrival other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : private pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 70 flight time total : 6000 flight time type : 3000 |
| ASRS Report | 374720 |
| 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:
We were cleared to descend to 6000 ft. I called '7000 ft for 6000 ft.' I saw the first officer slow his descent at about 6400 ft. Then I looked down at my chart to check some things on the anticipated published visual approach plate. When I looked up, we were still descending through 5700 ft. I yelled '6000 ft.' the first officer immediately pulled up. We went as low as 5600 ft. The controller never said anything. The first officer said he thought we had already been cleared for the visual approach which we had been anticipating. I try to make it a habit, when I am PF, to avoid looking at charts during the last 1000 ft of climbs and dscnts. I think I will do the same when I am the PNF.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FO OF A B727 OVERSHOT DSCNT ALT ASSIGNMENT DURING A VISUAL ARR. THE CAPT NOTICED THE ERROR AND THE FO CORRECTED BACK AT ONCE.
Narrative: WE WERE CLRED TO DSND TO 6000 FT. I CALLED '7000 FT FOR 6000 FT.' I SAW THE FO SLOW HIS DSCNT AT ABOUT 6400 FT. THEN I LOOKED DOWN AT MY CHART TO CHK SOME THINGS ON THE ANTICIPATED PUBLISHED VISUAL APCH PLATE. WHEN I LOOKED UP, WE WERE STILL DSNDING THROUGH 5700 FT. I YELLED '6000 FT.' THE FO IMMEDIATELY PULLED UP. WE WENT AS LOW AS 5600 FT. THE CTLR NEVER SAID ANYTHING. THE FO SAID HE THOUGHT WE HAD ALREADY BEEN CLRED FOR THE VISUAL APCH WHICH WE HAD BEEN ANTICIPATING. I TRY TO MAKE IT A HABIT, WHEN I AM PF, TO AVOID LOOKING AT CHARTS DURING THE LAST 1000 FT OF CLBS AND DSCNTS. I THINK I WILL DO THE SAME WHEN I AM THE PNF.
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.