DC10 flight excursion from assigned altitude.

Attributes
ACN	462490
Time
Date	200002
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : hnl.airport
State Reference	HI
Altitude	msl bound lower : 2600 msl bound upper : 3000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : hnl.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	DC-10 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	ils localizer & glide slope : 08l
Flight Phase	descent : approach descent : vacating altitude
Route In Use	approach : instrument precision arrival : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : multi engine
ASRS Report	462490
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
ASRS Report	762491
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : excursion from assigned altitude non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb other other : 3
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance none taken : detected after the fact
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

On approach runway 8L, cleared heading 050 degrees, intercept localizer, report visual -- understood cleared visual. Descended to 2600 ft while trying to report visual, then cleared visual. No conflict occurred. Remainder of flight uneventful.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: DC10 FLT EXCURSION FROM ASSIGNED ALT.

Narrative: ON APCH RWY 8L, CLRED HDG 050 DEGS, INTERCEPT LOC, RPT VISUAL -- UNDERSTOOD CLRED VISUAL. DSNDED TO 2600 FT WHILE TRYING TO RPT VISUAL, THEN CLRED VISUAL. NO CONFLICT OCCURRED. REMAINDER OF FLT UNEVENTFUL.

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.