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Attributes | |
ACN | 445300 |
Time | |
Date | 199908 |
Day | Tue |
Local Time Of Day | 0001 To 0600 |
Place | |
Locale Reference | airport : jfk.airport |
State Reference | NY |
Altitude | msl single value : 7000 |
Environment | |
Flight Conditions | Mixed |
Light | Night |
Aircraft 1 | |
Controlling Facilities | tracon : n90.tracon |
Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
Make Model Name | B767 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
Navigation In Use | other other vortac |
Flight Phase | descent : intermediate altitude |
Route In Use | enroute airway : a300.airway |
Flight Plan | IFR |
Person 1 | |
Affiliation | company : air carrier |
Function | flight crew : first officer |
Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : atp |
Experience | flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 11000 flight time type : 800 |
ASRS Report | 445300 |
Person 2 | |
Affiliation | company : air carrier |
Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : atp |
Events | |
Anomaly | altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : clearance |
Resolutory Action | flight crew : returned to assigned altitude |
Supplementary | |
Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
We were cleared direct to jfk and to descend to 11000 ft. Then descent to 7000 ft outside 12 mi limit. We discussed high speed. I was hand flying no autoplt, no autothrottle with flight director. I asked the captain to insert a waypoint at the 12 mi limit so I could slow accordingly. I was leveling at 7000 ft. I watched the captain do the inputs into the FMC CDU. When he finished, he looked up and noticed I had drifted through my altitude. He pulled the aircraft back to 7000 ft. Contributing: mainly fatigue, causing slow scan, easily distraction. No autoplt, no autothrottle. FMC inputs at low altitudes distracting. Not utilizing available equipment.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ACR AFTER ALL NIGHT FLT RPTS FATIGUE AND DISTR CONTRIBUTED TO DSCNT BELOW ASSIGNED ALT.
Narrative: WE WERE CLRED DIRECT TO JFK AND TO DSND TO 11000 FT. THEN DSCNT TO 7000 FT OUTSIDE 12 MI LIMIT. WE DISCUSSED HIGH SPD. I WAS HAND FLYING NO AUTOPLT, NO AUTOTHROTTLE WITH FLT DIRECTOR. I ASKED THE CAPT TO INSERT A WAYPOINT AT THE 12 MI LIMIT SO I COULD SLOW ACCORDINGLY. I WAS LEVELING AT 7000 FT. I WATCHED THE CAPT DO THE INPUTS INTO THE FMC CDU. WHEN HE FINISHED, HE LOOKED UP AND NOTICED I HAD DRIFTED THROUGH MY ALT. HE PULLED THE ACFT BACK TO 7000 FT. CONTRIBUTING: MAINLY FATIGUE, CAUSING SLOW SCAN, EASILY DISTR. NO AUTOPLT, NO AUTOTHROTTLE. FMC INPUTS AT LOW ALTS DISTRACTING. NOT UTILIZING AVAILABLE EQUIP.
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.