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Captain of a cargo B727 overshot cruise altitude during climb due to not setting autoplt capture mode. Return to assigned altitude was made after warning from the aircraft's altitude alert.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 445410 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199908 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001 To 0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | navaid : bdl.vortac |
| State Reference | CT |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 35000 msl bound upper : 35350 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zbw.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B727 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other vortac |
| Flight Phase | climbout other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 7300 flight time type : 830 |
| ASRS Report | 445410 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : clearance |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment : altitude alert |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : returned to assigned altitude none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Went through FL350 by 350 ft. Altitude alerter alerted us and ascent was stopped. Leveled aircraft at assigned altitude FL350. Deviation caused by failure to select altitude capture on autoplt control panel.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CAPT OF A CARGO B727 OVERSHOT CRUISE ALT DURING CLB DUE TO NOT SETTING AUTOPLT CAPTURE MODE. RETURN TO ASSIGNED ALT WAS MADE AFTER WARNING FROM THE ACFT'S ALT ALERT.
Narrative: WENT THROUGH FL350 BY 350 FT. ALT ALERTER ALERTED US AND ASCENT WAS STOPPED. LEVELED ACFT AT ASSIGNED ALT FL350. DEV CAUSED BY FAILURE TO SELECT ALT CAPTURE ON AUTOPLT CTL PANEL.
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.