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The flight crew of an medium large transport momentarily overshot their assigned intermediate altitude when they became distracted with the navigation set up for a 'direct' clearance. The PNF had been making altitude callouts and the PF had acknowledged them, but the reporter (PNF) states that the navigation situation became the priority.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 332560 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199604 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : hvq |
| State Reference | WV |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 20000 msl bound upper : 20300 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zdc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Route In Use | enroute : direct |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 185 flight time total : 7500 flight time type : 1500 |
| ASRS Report | 332560 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| 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:
En route from richmond, va, to chicago, il, between mdl and fwa, I called out '19000 ft' as we climbed within 1000 ft of our assigned intermediate altitude of FL200. The first officer (PF) acknowledged by repeating the altitude. We were changing vors in connection with the geffs intersection and a 'direct' clearance when I noted that we were climbing through FL190. The first officer noted this before or at the same time that I did and immediately stopped the climb. We momentarily exceeded the altitude by 300 ft as the altitude alert in the cockpit sounded. No deviation call was received from center and no traffic conflict occurred or was imminent as far as I know. This deviation was caused by cockpit distraction with other duties of less priority on the part of both the captain and the first officer.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: THE FLC OF AN MLG MOMENTARILY OVERSHOT THEIR ASSIGNED INTERMEDIATE ALT WHEN THEY BECAME DISTRACTED WITH THE NAV SET UP FOR A 'DIRECT' CLRNC. THE PNF HAD BEEN MAKING ALT CALLOUTS AND THE PF HAD ACKNOWLEDGED THEM, BUT THE RPTR (PNF) STATES THAT THE NAV SIT BECAME THE PRIORITY.
Narrative: ENRTE FROM RICHMOND, VA, TO CHICAGO, IL, BTWN MDL AND FWA, I CALLED OUT '19000 FT' AS WE CLBED WITHIN 1000 FT OF OUR ASSIGNED INTERMEDIATE ALT OF FL200. THE FO (PF) ACKNOWLEDGED BY REPEATING THE ALT. WE WERE CHANGING VORS IN CONNECTION WITH THE GEFFS INTXN AND A 'DIRECT' CLRNC WHEN I NOTED THAT WE WERE CLBING THROUGH FL190. THE FO NOTED THIS BEFORE OR AT THE SAME TIME THAT I DID AND IMMEDIATELY STOPPED THE CLB. WE MOMENTARILY EXCEEDED THE ALT BY 300 FT AS THE ALT ALERT IN THE COCKPIT SOUNDED. NO DEV CALL WAS RECEIVED FROM CTR AND NO TFC CONFLICT OCCURRED OR WAS IMMINENT AS FAR AS I KNOW. THIS DEV WAS CAUSED BY COCKPIT DISTR WITH OTHER DUTIES OF LESS PRIORITY ON THE PART OF BOTH THE CAPT AND THE FO.
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.