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Flight crew of a B727 overshot altitude during a climb vector on departure and was correcting back when ATC controller questioned their altitude.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 431580 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199903 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : lga.airport |
| State Reference | NY |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 5000 msl bound upper : 5500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : n90.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B727 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Route In Use | departure : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : second officer |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 8000 flight time type : 3000 |
| ASRS Report | 431580 |
| 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 : far |
| Independent Detector | other controllera other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued alert 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:
During climb out vectors from lga, 5000 ft was assigned. Sun was in our eyes. Momentarily distraction and noticed we were above 5000 ft, at approximately 5300 ft, approach called and we stated level at 5000 ft. Maximum altitude was approximately 5500 ft. Corrected smoothly so as not to pull no 'G' and leveled at 5000 ft. Estimated deviation less than 1 min, no traffic conflicts.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLC OF A B727 OVERSHOT ALT DURING A CLB VECTOR ON DEP AND WAS CORRECTING BACK WHEN ATC CTLR QUESTIONED THEIR ALT.
Narrative: DURING CLBOUT VECTORS FROM LGA, 5000 FT WAS ASSIGNED. SUN WAS IN OUR EYES. MOMENTARILY DISTR AND NOTICED WE WERE ABOVE 5000 FT, AT APPROX 5300 FT, APCH CALLED AND WE STATED LEVEL AT 5000 FT. MAX ALT WAS APPROX 5500 FT. CORRECTED SMOOTHLY SO AS NOT TO PULL NO 'G' AND LEVELED AT 5000 FT. ESTIMATED DEV LESS THAN 1 MIN, NO TFC CONFLICTS.
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.