A descending B727-200 overshot its assigned initial approach altitude into slc, ut.

Attributes
ACN	430360
Time
Date	199903
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	navaid : slc.vor
State Reference	UT
Altitude	msl bound lower : 13500 msl bound upper : 14000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : s56.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B727-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : approach descent : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	arrival : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : second officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 7000 flight time type : 850
ASRS Report	430360
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : clearance non adherence : company policies other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : became reoriented flight crew : returned to original clearance
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Descending on approach control vectors for landing at slc. High cockpit workload (running checklists and clearing for traffic), pilot flying aircraft (not using autoplt) allowed aircraft to descend approximately 500 ft below assigned altitude before correcting back. ATC said nothing and there was no loss of separation between other aircraft.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A DSNDING B727-200 OVERSHOT ITS ASSIGNED INITIAL APCH ALT INTO SLC, UT.

Narrative: DSNDING ON APCH CTL VECTORS FOR LNDG AT SLC. HIGH COCKPIT WORKLOAD (RUNNING CHKLISTS AND CLRING FOR TFC), PLT FLYING ACFT (NOT USING AUTOPLT) ALLOWED ACFT TO DSND APPROX 500 FT BELOW ASSIGNED ALT BEFORE CORRECTING BACK. ATC SAID NOTHING AND THERE WAS NO LOSS OF SEPARATION BTWN OTHER ACFT.

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.