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An air carrier MD80 flight crew climbed above their assigned altitude until the altitude alerter sounded then they returned to the proper altitude.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 391391 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199801 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : buf |
| State Reference | NY |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 14000 msl bound upper : 14500 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : buf |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Super 80 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 391391 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| ASRS Report | 319390 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : far non adherence : clearance |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Captain hand flying, flew through assigned altitude of 14000 ft. Altitude alert at 300 ft above, leveled at 500 ft above and returned to 14000 ft immediately. Supplemental information from acn 391390: due to preoccupation of checklist items we passed our assigned altitude of 14000 ft by 500 ft. We received the altitude warning and returned to 14000 ft after an inquiry by departure control at 14200 ft and descending back to 14000 ft.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN ACR MD80 FLC CLBED ABOVE THEIR ASSIGNED ALT UNTIL THE ALT ALERTER SOUNDED THEN THEY RETURNED TO THE PROPER ALT.
Narrative: CAPT HAND FLYING, FLEW THROUGH ASSIGNED ALT OF 14000 FT. ALT ALERT AT 300 FT ABOVE, LEVELED AT 500 FT ABOVE AND RETURNED TO 14000 FT IMMEDIATELY. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 391390: DUE TO PREOCCUPATION OF CHKLIST ITEMS WE PASSED OUR ASSIGNED ALT OF 14000 FT BY 500 FT. WE RECEIVED THE ALT WARNING AND RETURNED TO 14000 FT AFTER AN INQUIRY BY DEP CTL AT 14200 FT AND DSNDING BACK TO 14000 FT.
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.