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Widebody transport aircraft in climb to assigned altitude climbed through assigned by 800 ft. Flight crew was looking out of aircraft for traffic.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 399029 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199804 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : las |
| State Reference | NV |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 11000 msl bound upper : 11800 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : las tower : las |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude cruise other |
| Route In Use | departure other departure sid : sid enroute airway : las |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 225 flight time total : 20000 flight time type : 2900 |
| ASRS Report | 399029 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 220 flight time total : 6500 flight time type : 2400 |
| ASRS Report | 399650 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : overshoot conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : clearance non adherence : required legal separation |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other other : unspecified atc |
| 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:
After getting established on the las 211 degree radial and climbing through 6000 ft, we received clearance to maintain 8000 ft. Shortly afterwards, we were instructed to continue on the las 211 degree radial to 11000 ft. Departure would call the right turn due to traffic at 12000 ft. While passing through approximately 10000 ft, departure gave instructions that 'upon reaching 11000 ft, turn right, heading 270 degrees, traffic at your 12:30 position.' we looked for and obtained visual contact with the traffic and advised departure. We were then instructed to turn to heading 290 degrees. During the turn to the new assigned heading, an altitude deviation of approximately 800-1000 ft occurred. We were in the process of correcting this deviation when queried by departure. Estimated aircraft position was approximately 17 DME southwest of las VOR, crossing the las 220 degree radial.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: WDB ACFT IN CLB TO ASSIGNED ALT CLBED THROUGH ASSIGNED BY 800 FT. FLC WAS LOOKING OUT OF ACFT FOR TFC.
Narrative: AFTER GETTING ESTABLISHED ON THE LAS 211 DEG RADIAL AND CLBING THROUGH 6000 FT, WE RECEIVED CLRNC TO MAINTAIN 8000 FT. SHORTLY AFTERWARDS, WE WERE INSTRUCTED TO CONTINUE ON THE LAS 211 DEG RADIAL TO 11000 FT. DEP WOULD CALL THE R TURN DUE TO TFC AT 12000 FT. WHILE PASSING THROUGH APPROX 10000 FT, DEP GAVE INSTRUCTIONS THAT 'UPON REACHING 11000 FT, TURN R, HDG 270 DEGS, TFC AT YOUR 12:30 POS.' WE LOOKED FOR AND OBTAINED VISUAL CONTACT WITH THE TFC AND ADVISED DEP. WE WERE THEN INSTRUCTED TO TURN TO HDG 290 DEGS. DURING THE TURN TO THE NEW ASSIGNED HDG, AN ALTDEV OF APPROX 800-1000 FT OCCURRED. WE WERE IN THE PROCESS OF CORRECTING THIS DEV WHEN QUERIED BY DEP. ESTIMATED ACFT POS WAS APPROX 17 DME SW OF LAS VOR, XING THE LAS 220 DEG RADIAL.
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.