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New captain on medium large transport had altitude deviation on complicated departure procedure at sna.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 139524 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199003 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : sna |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 3000 msl bound upper : 4000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Dusk |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : sna |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude climbout : initial cruise other |
| Route In Use | departure other departure sid : sid |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 50 |
| ASRS Report | 139524 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : overshoot |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
| Situations | |
| Airport | procedure or policy : unspecified |
Narrative:
I am a new captain with 50 hours total on medium large transport. I had not flown in 12 days. Our assignment was musel 5 departure to intercept santa catalina 084 direct sxc direct lax J5 ehf flight plan route. Due to noise constraints, our takeoff procedure is nonstandard. Maintain V2+10 to 500' reduce power to 1.65 EPR, turn left to 125 degree heading at 1 DME, maintain V2+10 until 3000', clean up, no climb power until 5 DME. Add to this, lots of radio communication and plenty of light aircraft traffic in the vicinity. Being new to the FGS and trying to follow all of the departure requirements, I engaged 'IAS' at the wrong time which kicked off the altitude arm. My scan was slow and I went right on thru 3000'. ATC then cleared us to 10000' and asked our altitude. We reported passing 3 for 10000' (really 4000'). Apparently there was no traffic conflict as ATC passed us to another frequency with no comment. Once level en route, the first officer and I discussed, at length, what happened and how to prevent repeating the same problem. It should not happen again.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: NEW CAPT ON MLG HAD ALT DEVIATION ON COMPLICATED DEP PROC AT SNA.
Narrative: I AM A NEW CAPT WITH 50 HRS TOTAL ON MLG. I HAD NOT FLOWN IN 12 DAYS. OUR ASSIGNMENT WAS MUSEL 5 DEP TO INTERCEPT SANTA CATALINA 084 DIRECT SXC DIRECT LAX J5 EHF FLT PLAN ROUTE. DUE TO NOISE CONSTRAINTS, OUR TKOF PROC IS NONSTANDARD. MAINTAIN V2+10 TO 500' REDUCE POWER TO 1.65 EPR, TURN LEFT TO 125 DEG HDG AT 1 DME, MAINTAIN V2+10 UNTIL 3000', CLEAN UP, NO CLIMB POWER UNTIL 5 DME. ADD TO THIS, LOTS OF RADIO COM AND PLENTY OF LIGHT ACFT TFC IN THE VICINITY. BEING NEW TO THE FGS AND TRYING TO FOLLOW ALL OF THE DEP REQUIREMENTS, I ENGAGED 'IAS' AT THE WRONG TIME WHICH KICKED OFF THE ALT ARM. MY SCAN WAS SLOW AND I WENT RIGHT ON THRU 3000'. ATC THEN CLRED US TO 10000' AND ASKED OUR ALT. WE REPORTED PASSING 3 FOR 10000' (REALLY 4000'). APPARENTLY THERE WAS NO TFC CONFLICT AS ATC PASSED US TO ANOTHER FREQ WITH NO COMMENT. ONCE LEVEL ENRTE, THE F/O AND I DISCUSSED, AT LENGTH, WHAT HAPPENED AND HOW TO PREVENT REPEATING THE SAME PROBLEM. IT SHOULD NOT HAPPEN AGAIN.
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.