B727 overshoots altitude assignment.

Attributes
ACN	448610
Time
Date	199909
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : o90.tracon
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 24400 msl bound upper : 25000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : o90.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B727 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : second officer
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time total : 3500
ASRS Report	448610
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
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:

Dusk approach, sun in crew's eyes, captain flying. Supposed to level of at FL250. Flew through and during recovery bottom of descent was 24600 ft MSL. No traffic in area, deviation of altitude lasted 10-15 seconds. No remark from controller.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B727 OVERSHOOTS ALT ASSIGNMENT.

Narrative: DUSK APCH, SUN IN CREW'S EYES, CAPT FLYING. SUPPOSED TO LEVEL OF AT FL250. FLEW THROUGH AND DURING RECOVERY BOTTOM OF DSCNT WAS 24600 FT MSL. NO TFC IN AREA, DEV OF ALT LASTED 10-15 SECONDS. NO REMARK FROM CTLR.

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.