F28 crew had altitude deviation.

Attributes
ACN	459380
Time
Date	200001
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zse.artcc
State Reference	WA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 23500 msl bound upper : 24000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zse.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	F28 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : intermediate altitude descent : vacating altitude
Route In Use	arrival star : glasr 3
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 13000 flight time type : 200
ASRS Report	459380
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	flight crew : returned to assigned altitude none taken : detected after the fact
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Flying the glasr 3 arrival into sea, we were given a speed restr of 280 KTS. In level flight, we were later cleared down to FL240 and I began the descent. I got distraction with descent planning and preparations and the airspeed climbed to 29 KTS. ATC called and asked what our speed was, and the first officer who was handling the radios responded '290 KTS.' the controller angrily remarked that our speed had been restr to 280 KTS and to return to the assigned airspeed. This happened as we were passing through FL250 and to slow, I deployed the speed brake. This increased the descent rate. I then returned to retrieving approach plates and approach preparation and didn't notice that we had descended below our assigned altitude of FL240. I arrested the descent at FL235 and rapidly returned to FL240.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: F28 CREW HAD ALTDEV.

Narrative: FLYING THE GLASR 3 ARR INTO SEA, WE WERE GIVEN A SPD RESTR OF 280 KTS. IN LEVEL FLT, WE WERE LATER CLRED DOWN TO FL240 AND I BEGAN THE DSCNT. I GOT DISTR WITH DSCNT PLANNING AND PREPARATIONS AND THE AIRSPD CLBED TO 29 KTS. ATC CALLED AND ASKED WHAT OUR SPD WAS, AND THE FO WHO WAS HANDLING THE RADIOS RESPONDED '290 KTS.' THE CTLR ANGRILY REMARKED THAT OUR SPD HAD BEEN RESTR TO 280 KTS AND TO RETURN TO THE ASSIGNED AIRSPD. THIS HAPPENED AS WE WERE PASSING THROUGH FL250 AND TO SLOW, I DEPLOYED THE SPD BRAKE. THIS INCREASED THE DSCNT RATE. I THEN RETURNED TO RETRIEVING APCH PLATES AND APCH PREPARATION AND DIDN'T NOTICE THAT WE HAD DSNDED BELOW OUR ASSIGNED ALT OF FL240. I ARRESTED THE DSCNT AT FL235 AND RAPIDLY RETURNED TO FL240.

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.