B767 flight crew overshoot altitude when L30 reassigns a different runway with a last min change.

Attributes
ACN	504680
Time
Date	200103
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	airport : las.airport
State Reference	NV
Altitude	msl bound lower : 7500 msl bound upper : 8000
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : l30.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B767 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	ils localizer & glide slope : 01 ils other localizer other
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : instrument precision
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	504680
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	505260
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : published procedure non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	atc equipment other atc equipment : radar other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

We asked for lower because we were very high for runway 25L, ATC cleared us to 8000 ft slow to 210 KTS. We hit approach mode instead of localizer on MCP. I asked for gear down final descent checklist in an effort to slow the aircraft. First officer was completing the checklist. When I descended through 8000 ft, he alerted me 8000 ft, 8000 ft. I looked up and saw 7700. By the time we retracted the speed brakes and had more than idle power, we descended to 7500 ft. ATC issued an immediate climb and started vectoring us back to runway 1R.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B767 FLC OVERSHOOT ALT WHEN L30 REASSIGNS A DIFFERENT RWY WITH A LAST MIN CHANGE.

Narrative: WE ASKED FOR LOWER BECAUSE WE WERE VERY HIGH FOR RWY 25L, ATC CLRED US TO 8000 FT SLOW TO 210 KTS. WE HIT APCH MODE INSTEAD OF LOC ON MCP. I ASKED FOR GEAR DOWN FINAL DSCNT CHKLIST IN AN EFFORT TO SLOW THE ACFT. FO WAS COMPLETING THE CHKLIST. WHEN I DSNDED THROUGH 8000 FT, HE ALERTED ME 8000 FT, 8000 FT. I LOOKED UP AND SAW 7700. BY THE TIME WE RETRACTED THE SPD BRAKES AND HAD MORE THAN IDLE PWR, WE DSNDED TO 7500 FT. ATC ISSUED AN IMMEDIATE CLB AND STARTED VECTORING US BACK TO RWY 1R.

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.