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First officer of an medium large transport overshot climb assigned altitude while manually flying the aircraft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 322947 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199512 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : ewr |
| State Reference | NJ |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 11000 msl bound upper : 11400 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : cpq |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-400 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Route In Use | enroute airway : n90 |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 140 flight time total : 14000 flight time type : 700 |
| ASRS Report | 322947 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 170 flight time total : 9900 flight time type : 5600 |
| ASRS Report | 322760 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : overshoot 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:
We were cleared to climb to 11000 ft. All company procedures related to altitude awareness were complied with including calling out 10000 for 11000 ft. First officer was hand flying aircraft. During level off we were cleared direct to the east texas (etx) VOR. As the PNF, I programmed the clearance into the FMC. When I looked up from that task, we were climbing through 11200 ft. I called out altitude simultaneous with altitude alerter warning. Prompt correction was initiated returning aircraft to 11000 ft. Maximum altitude reached was 11400 ft. A significant contributing factor was our duty time and rest situation. This incident occurred on day 4 of a 4 day trip. Both 'day 2' and 'day 3' of the trip were each 7 hours flying and each in excess of 12 hours on duty. This was followed by a minimum overnight and an early morning departure not allowing more than 6 hours sleep.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FO OF AN MLG OVERSHOT CLB ASSIGNED ALT WHILE MANUALLY FLYING THE ACFT.
Narrative: WE WERE CLRED TO CLB TO 11000 FT. ALL COMPANY PROCS RELATED TO ALT AWARENESS WERE COMPLIED WITH INCLUDING CALLING OUT 10000 FOR 11000 FT. FO WAS HAND FLYING ACFT. DURING LEVEL OFF WE WERE CLRED DIRECT TO THE EAST TEXAS (ETX) VOR. AS THE PNF, I PROGRAMMED THE CLRNC INTO THE FMC. WHEN I LOOKED UP FROM THAT TASK, WE WERE CLBING THROUGH 11200 FT. I CALLED OUT ALT SIMULTANEOUS WITH ALT ALERTER WARNING. PROMPT CORRECTION WAS INITIATED RETURNING ACFT TO 11000 FT. MAX ALT REACHED WAS 11400 FT. A SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTING FACTOR WAS OUR DUTY TIME AND REST SIT. THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED ON DAY 4 OF A 4 DAY TRIP. BOTH 'DAY 2' AND 'DAY 3' OF THE TRIP WERE EACH 7 HRS FLYING AND EACH IN EXCESS OF 12 HRS ON DUTY. THIS WAS FOLLOWED BY A MINIMUM OVERNIGHT AND AN EARLY MORNING DEP NOT ALLOWING MORE THAN 6 HRS SLEEP.
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.