Flight crew of an medium large transport overshot assigned altitude on descent.

Attributes
ACN	288986
Time
Date	199411
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : oak
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 10500 msl bound upper : 11000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : oak
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 6000 flight time type : 1200
ASRS Report	288986
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : clearance other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified 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:

Descending into oak on madwin 3 arrival, to cross (locke?) fix at 11000 ft. Captain was flying, I was retrieving ATIS and calling company station in-range. ATIS said numerous txwys were closed so plan turnoff on high speed or expect delay at end for back taxi. Captain asked for clarification from me as to which taxiway we needed to make. I held up airport chart to show him the turnoff and short distance available (4500 ft). At this time altitude alert sounded as we were passing 10700 ft. Captain halted descent at 10500 ft and immediately climbed back to 11000 ft! Center approach said nothing -- we said nothing. Previous day we were flying 737-300 EFIS. This day we were flying 737-200 with SP77 'control wheel steering.' our airline has no 'standard' aircraft out of approximately 85 aircraft. Ps -- if any of this is confusing, please forgive me. I'm distracted with drug testing alcohol testing and labor/management relations. Extremely low pay. Us govt in general.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC OF AN MLG OVERSHOT ASSIGNED ALT ON DSCNT.

Narrative: DSNDING INTO OAK ON MADWIN 3 ARR, TO CROSS (LOCKE?) FIX AT 11000 FT. CAPT WAS FLYING, I WAS RETRIEVING ATIS AND CALLING COMPANY STATION IN-RANGE. ATIS SAID NUMEROUS TXWYS WERE CLOSED SO PLAN TURNOFF ON HIGH SPD OR EXPECT DELAY AT END FOR BACK TAXI. CAPT ASKED FOR CLARIFICATION FROM ME AS TO WHICH TXWY WE NEEDED TO MAKE. I HELD UP ARPT CHART TO SHOW HIM THE TURNOFF AND SHORT DISTANCE AVAILABLE (4500 FT). AT THIS TIME ALT ALERT SOUNDED AS WE WERE PASSING 10700 FT. CAPT HALTED DSCNT AT 10500 FT AND IMMEDIATELY CLBED BACK TO 11000 FT! CTR APCH SAID NOTHING -- WE SAID NOTHING. PREVIOUS DAY WE WERE FLYING 737-300 EFIS. THIS DAY WE WERE FLYING 737-200 WITH SP77 'CTL WHEEL STEERING.' OUR AIRLINE HAS NO 'STANDARD' ACFT OUT OF APPROX 85 ACFT. PS -- IF ANY OF THIS IS CONFUSING, PLEASE FORGIVE ME. I'M DISTRACTED WITH DRUG TESTING ALCOHOL TESTING AND LABOR/MGMNT RELATIONS. EXTREMELY LOW PAY. US GOVT IN GENERAL.

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.