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Flight crew of an MD88 was advised by approach control that they had overshot assigned descent altitude during a STAR arrival and then subsequently climbed in response to a TCASII RA.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 440812 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199906 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | navaid : atl.vortac |
| State Reference | GA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 10400 msl bound upper : 11000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Mixed |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : atl.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-88 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other other vortac |
| Flight Phase | descent : intermediate altitude |
| Route In Use | arrival star : rmg.rmg2 |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : atl.tracon |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | descent : intermediate altitude |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 300 flight time total : 16500 flight time type : 7400 |
| ASRS Report | 440812 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 4200 flight time type : 600 |
| ASRS Report | 440810 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : overshoot conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : clearance |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment : tcas other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued alert flight crew : took precautionary avoidance action |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 30000 |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | ATC Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
While descending on the rome arrival to atl, we were given a descent to 10000 ft MSL by 1 controller. We were then switched frequencys to another controller. Passing approximately 10400 ft, atl approach. Told us our altitude should be 11000 ft MSL. I immediately replied that we were cleared to 10000 ft. We received a TCASII RA and complied with the instructions and had the aircraft in sight. I asked approach if there was a problem, and he replied that there was not.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLC OF AN MD88 WAS ADVISED BY APCH CTL THAT THEY HAD OVERSHOT ASSIGNED DSCNT ALT DURING A STAR ARR AND THEN SUBSEQUENTLY CLBED IN RESPONSE TO A TCASII RA.
Narrative: WHILE DSNDING ON THE ROME ARR TO ATL, WE WERE GIVEN A DSCNT TO 10000 FT MSL BY 1 CTLR. WE WERE THEN SWITCHED FREQS TO ANOTHER CTLR. PASSING APPROX 10400 FT, ATL APCH. TOLD US OUR ALT SHOULD BE 11000 FT MSL. I IMMEDIATELY REPLIED THAT WE WERE CLRED TO 10000 FT. WE RECEIVED A TCASII RA AND COMPLIED WITH THE INSTRUCTIONS AND HAD THE ACFT IN SIGHT. I ASKED APCH IF THERE WAS A PROB, AND HE REPLIED THAT THERE WAS NOT.
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.