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A DC8-63 cargo flight exceeds 250 KTS below 10000 ft then experiences an altitude overshoot on the descent T 9000 ft at 30 mi from sdf, ky.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 505110 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200103 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : sdf.airport |
| State Reference | KY |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 8400 msl bound upper : 9700 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : sdf.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | DC-8 63 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | descent : intermediate altitude |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : second officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : multi engine pilot : flight engineer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 4500 flight time type : 150 |
| ASRS Report | 505110 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : excursion from assigned altitude non adherence : far other anomaly other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : became reoriented flight crew : returned to assigned altitude |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Aircraft was at 300 KTS at 9700 ft. Crew leveled at 10000 ft, slowed to 250 KTS, then continued descent to 9000 ft. Level at 9000 ft, aircraft descended to 8400 ft prior to crew rectifying situation by immediately and aggressively correcting and climbing back to 9000 ft.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A DC8-63 CARGO FLT EXCEEDS 250 KTS BELOW 10000 FT THEN EXPERIENCES AN ALT OVERSHOOT ON THE DSCNT T 9000 FT AT 30 MI FROM SDF, KY.
Narrative: ACFT WAS AT 300 KTS AT 9700 FT. CREW LEVELED AT 10000 FT, SLOWED TO 250 KTS, THEN CONTINUED DSCNT TO 9000 FT. LEVEL AT 9000 FT, ACFT DSNDED TO 8400 FT PRIOR TO CREW RECTIFYING SIT BY IMMEDIATELY AND AGGRESSIVELY CORRECTING AND CLBING BACK TO 9000 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.