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Captain of a B727 overshot assigned altitude on descent and returned to assigned upon observing the mistake. Approach controller did not call the crew's attention to the oversight nor indicate a problem in subsequent telephone call after landing.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 407392 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199807 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : cvg |
| State Reference | OH |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 8700 msl bound upper : 9000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : cvg tower : atl |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B727 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | descent other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 4000 |
| ASRS Report | 407392 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 3000 flight time type : 800 |
| ASRS Report | 407390 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : clearance |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Our flight was given a descent from 10000 ft to 9000 ft on a 260 degree heading. At 8700 ft the descent was noted and immediately returned to 9000 ft. No deviations were reported from the controller, either airborne or by telephone.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CAPT OF A B727 OVERSHOT ASSIGNED ALT ON DSCNT AND RETURNED TO ASSIGNED UPON OBSERVING THE MISTAKE. APCH CTLR DID NOT CALL THE CREW'S ATTN TO THE OVERSIGHT NOR INDICATE A PROB IN SUBSEQUENT TELEPHONE CALL AFTER LNDG.
Narrative: OUR FLT WAS GIVEN A DSCNT FROM 10000 FT TO 9000 FT ON A 260 DEG HDG. AT 8700 FT THE DSCNT WAS NOTED AND IMMEDIATELY RETURNED TO 9000 FT. NO DEVS WERE RPTED FROM THE CTLR, EITHER AIRBORNE OR BY TELEPHONE.
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.