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An A300-600 freighter climbs on autoplt 250 ft above its assigned departure altitude when 10 mi northwest of oak, ca.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 481410 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200008 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : dak.airport |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 6000 msl bound upper : 6250 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : o90.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | A300 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Route In Use | departure sid : ns |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer |
| ASRS Report | 481410 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : flight engineer pilot : multi engine |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 90 flight time total : 9000 flight time type : 600 |
| ASRS Report | 481411 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : clearance other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : returned to assigned altitude |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Due to numerous traffic targets on vectored departure, given several altitudes during climb out. When given clearance to climb to 6000 ft, captain (PF) set new altitude of 6000 ft in altitude window, with autoplt on. Both crew members acknowledged 6000 ft, then both crew members scanned outside for traffic called out by ATC. Due to high climb rate, aircraft was slow to arrest climb rate in leveloff and passed through 6000 ft. Autoplt was disconnected, and nosed over to leveloff manually at 6000 ft. Maximum altitude was 6250 ft.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN A300-600 FREIGHTER CLBS ON AUTOPLT 250 FT ABOVE ITS ASSIGNED DEP ALT WHEN 10 MI NW OF OAK, CA.
Narrative: DUE TO NUMEROUS TFC TARGETS ON VECTORED DEP, GIVEN SEVERAL ALTS DURING CLBOUT. WHEN GIVEN CLRNC TO CLB TO 6000 FT, CAPT (PF) SET NEW ALT OF 6000 FT IN ALT WINDOW, WITH AUTOPLT ON. BOTH CREW MEMBERS ACKNOWLEDGED 6000 FT, THEN BOTH CREW MEMBERS SCANNED OUTSIDE FOR TFC CALLED OUT BY ATC. DUE TO HIGH CLB RATE, ACFT WAS SLOW TO ARREST CLB RATE IN LEVELOFF AND PASSED THROUGH 6000 FT. AUTOPLT WAS DISCONNECTED, AND NOSED OVER TO LEVELOFF MANUALLY AT 6000 FT. MAX ALT WAS 6250 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.