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Air carrier widebody transport altitude deviation excursion from clearance altitude during climb out from dfw. TCASII TA at level off distraction the flight crew.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 188009 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199109 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : dfw |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 10000 msl bound upper : 10300 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : dfw |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Widebody, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 16000 |
| ASRS Report | 188009 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 6000 |
| ASRS Report | 187858 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : excursion from assigned altitude 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:
Aircraft was hand flown to 10000 ft and autoplt was engaged. After about 30 seconds, aircraft started a climb. Recovery was initiated at 10300 ft and manually returned to 10000. A contributing factor was an 'unrelated traffic alert' by TCAS distracting the crew.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ACR WDB ALT DEV EXCURSION FROM CLRNC ALT DURING CLB OUT FROM DFW. TCASII TA AT LEVEL OFF DISTR THE FLC.
Narrative: ACFT WAS HAND FLOWN TO 10000 FT AND AUTOPLT WAS ENGAGED. AFTER ABOUT 30 SECONDS, ACFT STARTED A CLB. RECOVERY WAS INITIATED AT 10300 FT AND MANUALLY RETURNED TO 10000. A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR WAS AN 'UNRELATED TFC ALERT' BY TCAS DISTRACTING THE CREW.
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.