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A B737-200 flight crew overshoots their assigned altitude during climb out when the PIC fails to engage the altitude hold on the autoplt 10 mi west of dfw, tx.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 488570 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200010 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : dal.airport |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 10000 msl bound upper : 10300 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : d10.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Route In Use | departure : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : d10.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | descent : intermediate altitude |
| Route In Use | arrival : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 135 flight time total : 16900 flight time type : 16400 |
| ASRS Report | 488570 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 160 flight time total : 7000 flight time type : 3200 |
| ASRS Report | 489007 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : overshoot conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : required legal separation non adherence : clearance other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | atc equipment other atc equipment : radar aircraft equipment : tcas other controllera other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued advisory flight crew : returned to assigned altitude |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 18000 vertical : 700 |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Leveling at 10000 ft during climb out on vectors to the worth three departure. Departure controller called out 12 O'clock position traffic at 11000 ft. We both started looking for the traffic and I failed to engage altitude hold at 10000 ft. The TCASII (TA) alerted. I realized we were still climbing and both the controller and the sic called out the deviation all at the same time. I hurried back to 10000 ft. The deviation was 300 ft or less. We had the traffic in sight by the time and there was no 'close encounter.'
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B737-200 FLC OVERSHOOTS THEIR ASSIGNED ALT DURING CLBOUT WHEN THE PIC FAILS TO ENGAGE THE ALT HOLD ON THE AUTOPLT 10 MI W OF DFW, TX.
Narrative: LEVELING AT 10000 FT DURING CLBOUT ON VECTORS TO THE WORTH THREE DEP. DEP CTLR CALLED OUT 12 O'CLOCK POS TFC AT 11000 FT. WE BOTH STARTED LOOKING FOR THE TFC AND I FAILED TO ENGAGE ALT HOLD AT 10000 FT. THE TCASII (TA) ALERTED. I REALIZED WE WERE STILL CLBING AND BOTH THE CTLR AND THE SIC CALLED OUT THE DEV ALL AT THE SAME TIME. I HURRIED BACK TO 10000 FT. THE DEV WAS 300 FT OR LESS. WE HAD THE TFC IN SIGHT BY THE TIME AND THERE WAS NO 'CLOSE ENCOUNTER.'
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.