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B737 first officer overshot intermediate climb altitude due to looking for TCASII traffic that was never seen or reported by ATC.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 539008 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200202 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : abq.airport |
| State Reference | NM |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 15000 msl bound upper : 15800 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zab.artcc tracon : abq.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 6000 flight time type : 3000 |
| ASRS Report | 539008 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : clearance |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment : tcas other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | 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:
We were climbing out of abq. At about 8000 ft a target showed up on TCASII. We asked ATC if they saw the traffic and we were looking to see if we could see it. We decided to increase climb rate to get above it and next thing I knew I had gone through the 15000 ft clearance we were given. At about 15800 ft, I immediately started descent back to 15000 ft. There wasn't any conflict with other aircraft and controller said nothing to us. Classic case of distraction with being concerned about traffic on TCASII.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B737 FO OVERSHOT INTERMEDIATE CLB ALT DUE TO LOOKING FOR TCASII TFC THAT WAS NEVER SEEN OR RPTED BY ATC.
Narrative: WE WERE CLBING OUT OF ABQ. AT ABOUT 8000 FT A TARGET SHOWED UP ON TCASII. WE ASKED ATC IF THEY SAW THE TFC AND WE WERE LOOKING TO SEE IF WE COULD SEE IT. WE DECIDED TO INCREASE CLB RATE TO GET ABOVE IT AND NEXT THING I KNEW I HAD GONE THROUGH THE 15000 FT CLRNC WE WERE GIVEN. AT ABOUT 15800 FT, I IMMEDIATELY STARTED DSCNT BACK TO 15000 FT. THERE WASN'T ANY CONFLICT WITH OTHER ACFT AND CTLR SAID NOTHING TO US. CLASSIC CASE OF DISTR WITH BEING CONCERNED ABOUT TFC ON TCASII.
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.