An air carrier flight crew flying F100 aircraft in descent failed to level off at assigned altitude.

Attributes
ACN	433954
Time
Date	199904
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	navaid : pvd.vortac
State Reference	RI
Altitude	msl bound lower : 15600 msl bound upper : 16000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zbw.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Fokker 100
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	descent : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	arrival : holding pattern
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 110 flight time total : 11000 flight time type : 5000
ASRS Report	433954
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 5000
ASRS Report	433960
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : clearance non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	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:

Given holding over pvd while descending, preliminary landing checklist not accomplished as entering holding data into FMC took precedence. Assigned 16000 ft, leveled 15600 ft because qnh 29.54 was not selected on the altimeters.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ACR FLC FLYING F100 ACFT IN DSCNT FAILED TO LEVEL OFF AT ASSIGNED ALT.

Narrative: GIVEN HOLDING OVER PVD WHILE DSNDING, PRELIMINARY LNDG CHKLIST NOT ACCOMPLISHED AS ENTERING HOLDING DATA INTO FMC TOOK PRECEDENCE. ASSIGNED 16000 FT, LEVELED 15600 FT BECAUSE QNH 29.54 WAS NOT SELECTED ON THE ALTIMETERS.

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.