B727 overshot cleared altitude on descent in atl airspace.

Attributes
ACN	417080
Time
Date	199810
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : atl
State Reference	GA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 11700 msl bound upper : 12000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : atl
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B727-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : approach descent other
Route In Use	arrival star : star
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
ASRS Report	417080
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 5000 flight time type : 1200
ASRS Report	416453
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : far non adherence : clearance
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:

At approximately 40 NM from atl VOR on the sinca STAR, atl approach descended us to 12000 ft. Distraction by the WX conditions, we descended to 11700 ft and made an aggressive correction back to 12000 ft. No mention was made by approach. The pilot continued without incident. Supplemental information from acn 416455: as we proceeded inbound, approach control was heard vectoring other aircraft away from an emergency in progress. I turned to check our fuel status as fuel was starting to become an issue due to the holding delay and an approaching WX front from the west. As I turned back to the front, the captain and first officer were adding power to return to 12000 ft. No other aircraft were noticed near us either visually or on TCASII. No TCASII alerts were received.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B727 OVERSHOT CLRED ALT ON DSCNT IN ATL AIRSPACE.

Narrative: AT APPROX 40 NM FROM ATL VOR ON THE SINCA STAR, ATL APCH DSNDED US TO 12000 FT. DISTR BY THE WX CONDITIONS, WE DSNDED TO 11700 FT AND MADE AN AGGRESSIVE CORRECTION BACK TO 12000 FT. NO MENTION WAS MADE BY APCH. THE PLT CONTINUED WITHOUT INCIDENT. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 416455: AS WE PROCEEDED INBOUND, APCH CTL WAS HEARD VECTORING OTHER ACFT AWAY FROM AN EMER IN PROGRESS. I TURNED TO CHK OUR FUEL STATUS AS FUEL WAS STARTING TO BECOME AN ISSUE DUE TO THE HOLDING DELAY AND AN APCHING WX FRONT FROM THE W. AS I TURNED BACK TO THE FRONT, THE CAPT AND FO WERE ADDING PWR TO RETURN TO 12000 FT. NO OTHER ACFT WERE NOTICED NEAR US EITHER VISUALLY OR ON TCASII. NO TCASII ALERTS WERE RECEIVED.

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.