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First officer of an medium large transport overshot assigned descent altitude resulting in the captain noticing the oversight and instructing the first officer to immediately climb back up. However, the approach controller reclred them to a lower altitude.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 420330 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199811 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : oak airport : oak |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 7600 msl bound upper : 8000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Mixed |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-200 |
| Flight Phase | descent other |
| Route In Use | arrival other enroute airway : oak |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 16000 |
| ASRS Report | 420330 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : clearance |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance 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:
Descending into oak, B737-200, first officer flying aircraft. I was looking out the window for traffic and heard altitude alerter go off. Looked back to see the altitude of our aircraft was at 7600 ft and our clearance limit was 8000 ft. I instructed the first officer to climb back to 8000 ft immediately and he did so. Approach control then instructed us to descend to 6000 ft and we did so. I counseled first officer on use of altitude hold function on autoplt. Called the bay approach on the telephone, but unable to speak with supervisor.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FO OF AN MLG OVERSHOT ASSIGNED DSCNT ALT RESULTING IN THE CAPT NOTICING THE OVERSIGHT AND INSTRUCTING THE FO TO IMMEDIATELY CLB BACK UP. HOWEVER, THE APCH CTLR RECLRED THEM TO A LOWER ALT.
Narrative: DSNDING INTO OAK, B737-200, FO FLYING ACFT. I WAS LOOKING OUT THE WINDOW FOR TFC AND HEARD ALT ALERTER GO OFF. LOOKED BACK TO SEE THE ALT OF OUR ACFT WAS AT 7600 FT AND OUR CLRNC LIMIT WAS 8000 FT. I INSTRUCTED THE FO TO CLB BACK TO 8000 FT IMMEDIATELY AND HE DID SO. APCH CTL THEN INSTRUCTED US TO DSND TO 6000 FT AND WE DID SO. I COUNSELED FO ON USE OF ALT HOLD FUNCTION ON AUTOPLT. CALLED THE BAY APCH ON THE TELEPHONE, BUT UNABLE TO SPEAK WITH SUPVR.
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.