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Widebody transport flight crew continued climb above assigned altitude. Created less than standard separation with VFR traffic.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 121421 |
| Time | |
| Date | 198909 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : ewr |
| State Reference | NJ |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 4000 msl bound upper : 4700 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : n90 |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Widebody, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | climbout : initial climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Route In Use | departure sid : sid |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 7000 flight time type : 180 |
| ASRS Report | 121421 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 230 |
| ASRS Report | 121294 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : overshoot conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : required legal separation non adherence : clearance |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Departing runway 4L at newark, newark ii departure prior to reaching the clearance limit on the SID 2500' we were cleared to 4000'. Traffic was then issued at 2 O'clock 4500' and we were cleared to turn to 290 degree. I began the turn and looked right for the traffic. While doing so I flew through 4000'. The awi alerted me and I arrested the excursion at 4700'. I then immediately returned to 4000'. The controller reminded us of our assigned altitude and reported the traffic 10 O'clock at 4500' orbiting. For what it's worth: I believe the traffic at 2 O'clock orbiting at 4500' was issued passing through about 3600'. I also believe that traffic was issued in error and was actually the traffic at 10 O'clock orbiting at 4500'. I am led to believe this because traffic is not usually issued on the right with a turn to the left unless a conflict exists. I don't feel that was the case this time because the turn was to 290 degree as depicted on the SID. I didn't see traffic at 2 O'clock. We did see the traffic at 10 O'clock. I believe the 10 O'clock traffic was the reason for the 4000' restriction.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: WDB FLT CREW CONTINUED CLIMB ABOVE ASSIGNED ALT. CREATED LESS THAN STANDARD SEPARATION WITH VFR TRAFFIC.
Narrative: DEPARTING RWY 4L AT NEWARK, NEWARK II DEP PRIOR TO REACHING THE CLRNC LIMIT ON THE SID 2500' WE WERE CLRED TO 4000'. TFC WAS THEN ISSUED AT 2 O'CLOCK 4500' AND WE WERE CLRED TO TURN TO 290 DEG. I BEGAN THE TURN AND LOOKED RIGHT FOR THE TFC. WHILE DOING SO I FLEW THROUGH 4000'. THE AWI ALERTED ME AND I ARRESTED THE EXCURSION AT 4700'. I THEN IMMEDIATELY RETURNED TO 4000'. THE CTLR REMINDED US OF OUR ASSIGNED ALT AND REPORTED THE TFC 10 O'CLOCK AT 4500' ORBITING. FOR WHAT IT'S WORTH: I BELIEVE THE TFC AT 2 O'CLOCK ORBITING AT 4500' WAS ISSUED PASSING THROUGH ABOUT 3600'. I ALSO BELIEVE THAT TFC WAS ISSUED IN ERROR AND WAS ACTUALLY THE TFC AT 10 O'CLOCK ORBITING AT 4500'. I AM LED TO BELIEVE THIS BECAUSE TFC IS NOT USUALLY ISSUED ON THE RIGHT WITH A TURN TO THE LEFT UNLESS A CONFLICT EXISTS. I DON'T FEEL THAT WAS THE CASE THIS TIME BECAUSE THE TURN WAS TO 290 DEG AS DEPICTED ON THE SID. I DIDN'T SEE TFC AT 2 O'CLOCK. WE DID SEE THE TFC AT 10 O'CLOCK. I BELIEVE THE 10 O'CLOCK TFC WAS THE REASON FOR THE 4000' RESTRICTION.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 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.