Air carrier large transport altitude deviation undershot altitude crossing restriction on SID from o...

Attributes
ACN	149558
Time
Date	199006
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ord
State Reference	IL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 3600 msl bound upper : 4000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : ord artcc : sbbs
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Large Transport, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	departure sid : sid
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 1400
ASRS Report	149558
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 170 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 5000
ASRS Report	149544
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : crossing restriction not met altitude deviation : undershoot conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 0 vertical : 1400
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Takeoff runway 22L, we had made normal noise abatement climb an were told by departure that we had traffic 10 O'clock at 3000' and that we should be through 4000' at that point on the O'hare 8 departure and were passing 3600'. We had visibility contact with the traffic and climb was expedited through 4000'. The traffic was still off to our left when we xed its flight path at approximately 4400', with a still increased rate of climb. No evasive action was taken. Our flight plan had a caution regarding the rigid climb restrictions for headings 330-060 on the O'hare 8 departure. We were aware of that restriction and as we were not in that heading range, we had missed the further 'fine print' giving the 8 mi 4000' restriction for any other heading departure. We felt that the flight plan caution should have included all climb restrictions and not just the 330-060 headings. The combination of the flight plan caution note and the departure plate wording is misleading and corrections should be made.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR LGT ALT DEVIATION UNDERSHOT ALT CROSSING RESTRICTION ON SID FROM ORD.

Narrative: TKOF RWY 22L, WE HAD MADE NORMAL NOISE ABATEMENT CLB AN WERE TOLD BY DEP THAT WE HAD TFC 10 O'CLOCK AT 3000' AND THAT WE SHOULD BE THROUGH 4000' AT THAT POINT ON THE O'HARE 8 DEP AND WERE PASSING 3600'. WE HAD VIS CONTACT WITH THE TFC AND CLB WAS EXPEDITED THROUGH 4000'. THE TFC WAS STILL OFF TO OUR L WHEN WE XED ITS FLT PATH AT APPROX 4400', WITH A STILL INCREASED RATE OF CLB. NO EVASIVE ACTION WAS TAKEN. OUR FLT PLAN HAD A CAUTION REGARDING THE RIGID CLB RESTRICTIONS FOR HDGS 330-060 ON THE O'HARE 8 DEP. WE WERE AWARE OF THAT RESTRICTION AND AS WE WERE NOT IN THAT HDG RANGE, WE HAD MISSED THE FURTHER 'FINE PRINT' GIVING THE 8 MI 4000' RESTRICTION FOR ANY OTHER HDG DEP. WE FELT THAT THE FLT PLAN CAUTION SHOULD HAVE INCLUDED ALL CLB RESTRICTIONS AND NOT JUST THE 330-060 HDGS. THE COMBINATION OF THE FLT PLAN CAUTION NOTE AND THE DEP PLATE WORDING IS MISLEADING AND CORRECTIONS SHOULD BE MADE.

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.

Air carrier large transport altitude deviation undershot altitude crossing restriction on SID from ord.