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Air carrier captain, PF, distracted by personal issues, climbs above assigned altitude by 300 ft. No noted ATC concern. First officer's report states he should have been more attentive to cockpit procedures, noting a personal issue between captain and so. So states he was busy with ACARS input, but also should have been monitoring cockpit activities.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 390703 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199801 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : sax |
| State Reference | NJ |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 16000 msl bound upper : 16300 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zny |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B727 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Route In Use | enroute airway : zny |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : flight engineer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 18000 flight time type : 1900 |
| ASRS Report | 390703 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 7200 flight time type : 470 |
| ASRS Report | 390861 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : clearance other anomaly other |
| 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:
On climb to 16000 ft cleared altitude, captain (PF) overshot cleared altitude by approximately 250 ft. There were no comments from ATC. PNF commented that he thought I was in the process of leveling at 16000 ft, even though my rate of climb was somewhat high approaching 16000 ft. I had actually been distracted and was thinking about another subject at the time. This was the first time this crew had ever flown together. Supplemental information from acn 390861: in speaking with the captain afterward, he told me that he had become distracted at the critical moment (leveloff), with an issue concerning the so. For my part, I feel that I should have seen this coming. He is well known, well liked and respected. Perhaps, I felt comfortable to the point of complacency.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ACR CAPT, PF, DISTRACTED BY PERSONAL ISSUES, CLBS ABOVE ASSIGNED ALT BY 300 FT. NO NOTED ATC CONCERN. FO'S RPT STATES HE SHOULD HAVE BEEN MORE ATTENTIVE TO COCKPIT PROCS, NOTING A PERSONAL ISSUE BTWN CAPT AND SO. SO STATES HE WAS BUSY WITH ACARS INPUT, BUT ALSO SHOULD HAVE BEEN MONITORING COCKPIT ACTIVITIES.
Narrative: ON CLB TO 16000 FT CLRED ALT, CAPT (PF) OVERSHOT CLRED ALT BY APPROX 250 FT. THERE WERE NO COMMENTS FROM ATC. PNF COMMENTED THAT HE THOUGHT I WAS IN THE PROCESS OF LEVELING AT 16000 FT, EVEN THOUGH MY RATE OF CLB WAS SOMEWHAT HIGH APCHING 16000 FT. I HAD ACTUALLY BEEN DISTRACTED AND WAS THINKING ABOUT ANOTHER SUBJECT AT THE TIME. THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME THIS CREW HAD EVER FLOWN TOGETHER. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 390861: IN SPEAKING WITH THE CAPT AFTERWARD, HE TOLD ME THAT HE HAD BECOME DISTRACTED AT THE CRITICAL MOMENT (LEVELOFF), WITH AN ISSUE CONCERNING THE SO. FOR MY PART, I FEEL THAT I SHOULD HAVE SEEN THIS COMING. HE IS WELL KNOWN, WELL LIKED AND RESPECTED. PERHAPS, I FELT COMFORTABLE TO THE POINT OF COMPLACENCY.
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.