B763 flight crew overshoot altitude when issued missed approach due to atl runway confign change.

Attributes
ACN	501903
Time
Date	200102
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	airport : atl.airport
State Reference	GA
Altitude	msl single value : 2500
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Weather Elements	Thunderstorm other
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : atl.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B767-300 and 300 ER
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	ils localizer & glide slope : 9r other other vortac
Flight Phase	landing : missed approach
Route In Use	approach : instrument precision 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 : 140 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 140
ASRS Report	501903
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 8000 flight time type : 600
ASRS Report	501680
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : overrode automation flight crew : returned to assigned altitude
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance Weather Flight Crew Human Performance Airport
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

A lot of thunderstorm activity in atl area. We were on final approach about 4 mi out. Thunderstorms in area caused wind shift at airport. We were going around for an approach to runway 27L. ATC issued go around instructions. The published missed approach altitude is 3500 ft. That is what we had in the MCP. During the missed, ATC issued 4000 ft and that was set in. Then ATC came back and said just go to 3500 ft. That was set in. We were in automatic go around. We were very light that night (only 8 passenger). When we shifted altitude, the autothrottles engaged in a higher power setting. Autoplt and autothrottles were immediately disconnected and an attempt to level off at newly assigned altitude was accomplished. We ballooned to 3800 ft and went back down to 3500 ft. I tried to level off without too much passenger discomfort. A great deal of forward pressure was needed. ATC made no comments and no reason for nonstandard missed approach altitude. The B767 automatic go around limits climb to no more than 2000 FPM. But with all the altitude changes, a disconnect was necessary. Our extremely light weight was also a contributor.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B763 FLC OVERSHOOT ALT WHEN ISSUED MISSED APCH DUE TO ATL RWY CONFIGN CHANGE.

Narrative: A LOT OF TSTM ACTIVITY IN ATL AREA. WE WERE ON FINAL APCH ABOUT 4 MI OUT. TSTMS IN AREA CAUSED WIND SHIFT AT ARPT. WE WERE GOING AROUND FOR AN APCH TO RWY 27L. ATC ISSUED GAR INSTRUCTIONS. THE PUBLISHED MISSED APCH ALT IS 3500 FT. THAT IS WHAT WE HAD IN THE MCP. DURING THE MISSED, ATC ISSUED 4000 FT AND THAT WAS SET IN. THEN ATC CAME BACK AND SAID JUST GO TO 3500 FT. THAT WAS SET IN. WE WERE IN AUTO GAR. WE WERE VERY LIGHT THAT NIGHT (ONLY 8 PAX). WHEN WE SHIFTED ALT, THE AUTOTHROTTLES ENGAGED IN A HIGHER PWR SETTING. AUTOPLT AND AUTOTHROTTLES WERE IMMEDIATELY DISCONNECTED AND AN ATTEMPT TO LEVEL OFF AT NEWLY ASSIGNED ALT WAS ACCOMPLISHED. WE BALLOONED TO 3800 FT AND WENT BACK DOWN TO 3500 FT. I TRIED TO LEVEL OFF WITHOUT TOO MUCH PAX DISCOMFORT. A GREAT DEAL OF FORWARD PRESSURE WAS NEEDED. ATC MADE NO COMMENTS AND NO REASON FOR NONSTANDARD MISSED APCH ALT. THE B767 AUTO GAR LIMITS CLB TO NO MORE THAN 2000 FPM. BUT WITH ALL THE ALT CHANGES, A DISCONNECT WAS NECESSARY. OUR EXTREMELY LIGHT WT WAS ALSO A CONTRIBUTOR.

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.