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A climbing B727 overshoots its assigned altitude while the crew is busy with their WX radar 50 mi northeast of ptw, ny.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 485639 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200009 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | navaid : ptw.vortac |
| State Reference | PA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 17000 msl bound upper : 17700 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zny.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B727 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other vortac |
| Flight Phase | climbout : vacating altitude |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 170 flight time total : 13000 flight time type : 3000 |
| ASRS Report | 485639 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 5300 flight time type : 1800 |
| ASRS Report | 485660 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : clearance other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : returned to assigned altitude |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Weather Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Aircraft (B727) was in climb to 17000 ft MSL. At approximately 16700 ft, ZNY gave us a new frequency and a new NAVAID other than the navaids listed on the lga 9 SID. Aircraft was IFR at this time. Pilot workload was heavy due to working WX radar for WX avoidance. Aircraft autoplt did not capture altitude, set at 17000 ft, and aircraft continued to climb to 17700 ft. Captain took manual control of aircraft and returned to 17000 ft. ZNY then cleared aircraft to FL280. No other aircraft were involved.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A CLBING B727 OVERSHOOTS ITS ASSIGNED ALT WHILE THE CREW IS BUSY WITH THEIR WX RADAR 50 MI NE OF PTW, NY.
Narrative: ACFT (B727) WAS IN CLB TO 17000 FT MSL. AT APPROX 16700 FT, ZNY GAVE US A NEW FREQ AND A NEW NAVAID OTHER THAN THE NAVAIDS LISTED ON THE LGA 9 SID. ACFT WAS IFR AT THIS TIME. PLT WORKLOAD WAS HVY DUE TO WORKING WX RADAR FOR WX AVOIDANCE. ACFT AUTOPLT DID NOT CAPTURE ALT, SET AT 17000 FT, AND ACFT CONTINUED TO CLB TO 17700 FT. CAPT TOOK MANUAL CTL OF ACFT AND RETURNED TO 17000 FT. ZNY THEN CLRED ACFT TO FL280. NO OTHER ACFT WERE INVOLVED.
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.