Altitude deviation over teb VOR, nj.

Attributes
ACN	479820
Time
Date	200007
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	navaid : teb.vor
State Reference	NJ
Altitude	msl bound lower : 6300 msl bound upper : 7000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : n90.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	IAI1124/1124A/Westwind
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other vortac
Flight Phase	descent : holding
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 90 flight time total : 9200 flight time type : 2500
ASRS Report	479820
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment : altitude alert other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : returned to assigned altitude
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

ATC gave us instructions to hold at teb VOR at 7000 ft. Our altitude alerter did not chime until descending through 6300 ft. It should have gone off at 8000 ft. The first officer can't even see his altitude light from his seat position. The captain was flying, caught the altitude bust at 6300 ft and promptly climbed to 7000 ft. ATC queried our assigned altitude at that time. The crew lost situational awareness due to last min holding instructions and figuring our fuel status.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ALTDEV OVER TEB VOR, NJ.

Narrative: ATC GAVE US INSTRUCTIONS TO HOLD AT TEB VOR AT 7000 FT. OUR ALT ALERTER DID NOT CHIME UNTIL DSNDING THROUGH 6300 FT. IT SHOULD HAVE GONE OFF AT 8000 FT. THE FO CAN'T EVEN SEE HIS ALT LIGHT FROM HIS SEAT POS. THE CAPT WAS FLYING, CAUGHT THE ALT BUST AT 6300 FT AND PROMPTLY CLBED TO 7000 FT. ATC QUERIED OUR ASSIGNED ALT AT THAT TIME. THE CREW LOST SITUATIONAL AWARENESS DUE TO LAST MIN HOLDING INSTRUCTIONS AND FIGURING OUR FUEL STATUS.

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.