<< >> NASA ASRS Report 527260, October 2001

Setting up the FMS for a new clearance is giving the first officer difficulty. The flying captain looks to see what the problem is. This distraction causes an altitude overshot.

Attributes
ACN	527260
Time
Date	200110
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	navaid : cvg.vortac
State Reference	KY
Altitude	msl bound lower : 6000 msl bound upper : 6350
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	departure sid : whitewater 3
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 28 flight time total : 20650 flight time type : 5140
ASRS Report	527260
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : published procedure non adherence : clearance
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance 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:

During departure, we were given a clearance to intercept the 294 degree radial to decee then the WHWTR3 dec. My first officer was having trouble programming the FMS for the intercept when he said 'disregard what you are going to see.' I scanned the FMS to see what he was talking about and the aircraft passed through the assigned altitude of 6000 ft. I lowered the pitch attitude to 2 degrees below level flight attitude and the aircraft ballooned to 6350 ft before descending. At this time we were cleared to a higher altitude. There was no traffic or traffic conflicts and no comment from departure control.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SETTING UP THE FMS FOR A NEW CLRNC IS GIVING THE FO DIFFICULTY. THE FLYING CAPT LOOKS TO SEE WHAT THE PROB IS. THIS DISTR CAUSES AN ALT OVERSHOT.

Narrative: DURING DEP, WE WERE GIVEN A CLRNC TO INTERCEPT THE 294 DEG RADIAL TO DECEE THEN THE WHWTR3 DEC. MY FO WAS HAVING TROUBLE PROGRAMMING THE FMS FOR THE INTERCEPT WHEN HE SAID 'DISREGARD WHAT YOU ARE GOING TO SEE.' I SCANNED THE FMS TO SEE WHAT HE WAS TALKING ABOUT AND THE ACFT PASSED THROUGH THE ASSIGNED ALT OF 6000 FT. I LOWERED THE PITCH ATTITUDE TO 2 DEGS BELOW LEVEL FLT ATTITUDE AND THE ACFT BALLOONED TO 6350 FT BEFORE DSNDING. AT THIS TIME WE WERE CLRED TO A HIGHER ALT. THERE WAS NO TFC OR TFC CONFLICTS AND NO COMMENT FROM DEP CTL.

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.