MD80 overshot altitude by 500 ft on leveloff from high rate descent.

Attributes
ACN	423780
Time
Date	199812
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : fjc
State Reference	PA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 12500 msl bound upper : 13000
Environment
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Super 80
Flight Phase	descent other
Route In Use	arrival other arrival star : star
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial
ASRS Report	423780
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
ASRS Report	423781
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

ATC facility: new york. Location: vibes intersection. Given late call for descent, given 130 KT tailwind. High rate descent failed to capture. Captain flying took over manually with approximately 400 ft deviation. Center made no mention nor gave any indication of loss of traffic separation.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MD80 OVERSHOT ALT BY 500 FT ON LEVELOFF FROM HIGH RATE DSCNT.

Narrative: ATC FACILITY: NEW YORK. LOCATION: VIBES INTXN. GIVEN LATE CALL FOR DSCNT, GIVEN 130 KT TAILWIND. HIGH RATE DSCNT FAILED TO CAPTURE. CAPT FLYING TOOK OVER MANUALLY WITH APPROX 400 FT DEV. CTR MADE NO MENTION NOR GAVE ANY INDICATION OF LOSS OF TFC SEPARATION.

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.