Flight crew of a B767-300 overshot STAR altitude due to misprogramming of the FMC MCP.

Attributes
ACN	449370
Time
Date	199909
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	navaid : slc.vor
Altitude	msl bound lower : 11300 msl bound upper : 12000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : s56.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B767-300 and 300 ER
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other other vortac
Flight Phase	descent : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	arrival star : bearr.bearr 3
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 129 flight time total : 5788 flight time type : 129
ASRS Report	449370
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 14500 flight time type : 40
ASRS Report	449370
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : clearance
Resolutory Action	controller : issued alert flight crew : returned to assigned altitude
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew Other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

We were assigned 12000 ft, but 11000 ft was set into the MCP altitude window, therefore, we descended through 12000 ft bottoming out at about 11300 ft. No conflicting traffic.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC OF A B767-300 OVERSHOT STAR ALT DUE TO MISPROGRAMMING OF THE FMC MCP.

Narrative: WE WERE ASSIGNED 12000 FT, BUT 11000 FT WAS SET INTO THE MCP ALT WINDOW, THEREFORE, WE DSNDED THROUGH 12000 FT BOTTOMING OUT AT ABOUT 11300 FT. NO CONFLICTING TFC.

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.