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First officer of an mdt descended below assigned outside the outer fix for an ILS approach. The captain noticed the mistake and directed the first officer to return to assigned.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 423850 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199812 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : mfr |
| State Reference | OR |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 7600 msl bound upper : 8000 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Route In Use | enroute airway : mfr |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 8200 flight time type : 800 |
| ASRS Report | 423850 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : excursion from assigned altitude |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
I was the PNF. I was off ATC and trying to call our company operations. ATC had cleared us to 8000 ft and direct mopid for the ILS to runway 14. When I came back to ATC we were at 7650 ft. I yelled altitude and climbed the airplane back to 8000 ft. The first officer confused the flight guidance computer and we never heard anything from ATC. The approach and landing continued without incident.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FO OF AN MDT DSNDED BELOW ASSIGNED OUTSIDE THE OUTER FIX FOR AN ILS APCH. THE CAPT NOTICED THE MISTAKE AND DIRECTED THE FO TO RETURN TO ASSIGNED.
Narrative: I WAS THE PNF. I WAS OFF ATC AND TRYING TO CALL OUR COMPANY OPS. ATC HAD CLRED US TO 8000 FT AND DIRECT MOPID FOR THE ILS TO RWY 14. WHEN I CAME BACK TO ATC WE WERE AT 7650 FT. I YELLED ALT AND CLBED THE AIRPLANE BACK TO 8000 FT. THE FO CONFUSED THE FLT GUIDANCE COMPUTER AND WE NEVER HEARD ANYTHING FROM ATC. THE APCH AND LNDG CONTINUED WITHOUT INCIDENT.
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.