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An air carrier B737 flight crew climbed above their assigned altitude when they were distraction by a flap warning light.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 400140 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199804 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : llc |
| State Reference | NV |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 15000 msl bound upper : 15500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zoa |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Route In Use | enroute : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 3100 flight time type : 278 |
| ASRS Report | 400140 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : clearance other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified 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:
Cleared to 15000 ft. Approaching altitude, noticed flap warning light. Attention diverted to problem. Noticed aircraft climbing through altitude, lowered nose and descended to 15000 ft.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN ACR B737 FLC CLBED ABOVE THEIR ASSIGNED ALT WHEN THEY WERE DISTR BY A FLAP WARNING LIGHT.
Narrative: CLRED TO 15000 FT. APCHING ALT, NOTICED FLAP WARNING LIGHT. ATTN DIVERTED TO PROB. NOTICED ACFT CLBING THROUGH ALT, LOWERED NOSE AND DSNDED TO 15000 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.