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An airbus captain reported that he was distracted by giving an IOE and overshot the assigned altitude during the MOD2 STAR into sfo.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 511910 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200105 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : sfo.airport |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 10300 msl bound upper : 11000 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | A320 |
| Flight Phase | descent : intermediate altitude ground : parked |
| Route In Use | arrival star : mod2 |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | observation : company check pilot oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 300 flight time total : 16800 flight time type : 1977 |
| ASRS Report | 511910 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : company policies non adherence : far non adherence : clearance |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued advisory 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:
Descending on the MOD2 STAR into sfo, we were given direct archie FMS routing, descend and maintain 7000 ft. I was PNF and read clearance back as this. I was giving an IOE to a transitioning captain and I told him that is an unusual altitude for being 14 DME to the east of archie. Descending out of 10400 ft ATC told us to maintain 11000 ft. We reached 10300 ft prior to climbing back to 11000 ft. No traffic separation was lost and ATC did not say anything else about this. This was the last leg of a 5 leg IOE for a transitioning captain. I was in the first officer seat and PNF.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN AIRBUS CAPT RPTED THAT HE WAS DISTRACTED BY GIVING AN IOE AND OVERSHOT THE ASSIGNED ALT DURING THE MOD2 STAR INTO SFO.
Narrative: DSNDING ON THE MOD2 STAR INTO SFO, WE WERE GIVEN DIRECT ARCHIE FMS ROUTING, DSND AND MAINTAIN 7000 FT. I WAS PNF AND READ CLRNC BACK AS THIS. I WAS GIVING AN IOE TO A TRANSITIONING CAPT AND I TOLD HIM THAT IS AN UNUSUAL ALT FOR BEING 14 DME TO THE E OF ARCHIE. DSNDING OUT OF 10400 FT ATC TOLD US TO MAINTAIN 11000 FT. WE REACHED 10300 FT PRIOR TO CLBING BACK TO 11000 FT. NO TFC SEPARATION WAS LOST AND ATC DID NOT SAY ANYTHING ELSE ABOUT THIS. THIS WAS THE LAST LEG OF A 5 LEG IOE FOR A TRANSITIONING CAPT. I WAS IN THE FO SEAT AND PNF.
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.