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A B727-200 overshoots its assigned altitude on departure from fwa, in.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 465620 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200003 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : fwa.airport |
| State Reference | IN |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 4000 msl bound upper : 4400 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : fwa.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B727-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other vortac |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Route In Use | departure : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 265 flight time total : 16317 flight time type : 4570 |
| ASRS Report | 465620 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : overshoot inflight encounter : weather non adherence : company policies non adherence : clearance other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : returned to assigned altitude |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Weather Aircraft Environmental Factor Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
While checking the total air temperature gauge as to determine the need for the application of engine anti-ice, which was obscured by the gear lever, the captain missed the 3000 ft for 4000 ft callout while the first officer was flying. When the captain noticed the aircraft was passing 3800 ft MSL at 3000 FPM, he retarded the thrust levers and announced 'approaching 4000 ft.' the first officer applied forward pressure to the yoke and the ascent was stopped at 4300 ft indicated and the aircraft immediately descended to 4000 ft indicated. Ft wayne departure said that our mode C indicated 4400 ft.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B727-200 OVERSHOOTS ITS ASSIGNED ALT ON DEP FROM FWA, IN.
Narrative: WHILE CHKING THE TOTAL AIR TEMP GAUGE AS TO DETERMINE THE NEED FOR THE APPLICATION OF ENG ANTI-ICE, WHICH WAS OBSCURED BY THE GEAR LEVER, THE CAPT MISSED THE 3000 FT FOR 4000 FT CALLOUT WHILE THE FO WAS FLYING. WHEN THE CAPT NOTICED THE ACFT WAS PASSING 3800 FT MSL AT 3000 FPM, HE RETARDED THE THRUST LEVERS AND ANNOUNCED 'APCHING 4000 FT.' THE FO APPLIED FORWARD PRESSURE TO THE YOKE AND THE ASCENT WAS STOPPED AT 4300 FT INDICATED AND THE ACFT IMMEDIATELY DSNDED TO 4000 FT INDICATED. FT WAYNE DEP SAID THAT OUR MODE C INDICATED 4400 FT.
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.