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Altitude deviation. Flight crew distraction during descent and failed to level at assigned altitude. Only 300 ft off and PF corrected.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 336820 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199605 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : esl |
| State Reference | WV |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 14700 msl bound upper : 15000 |
| 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 | descent other |
| Route In Use | enroute airway : zdc |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : second officer |
| Qualification | pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 3500 flight time type : 300 |
| ASRS Report | 336820 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 11000 flight time type : 1500 |
| ASRS Report | 336728 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : clearance |
| 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:
Cleared to cross druzz at 15000 ft. Both captain and first officer noted 1000 ft to go at 16000 ft. As flight engineer, I was copying down ATIS for dca. Altitude alert sounded at 14700 ft. Captain recovered and returned to 15000 ft. Captain stated his altimeter was erratic. I sent a message to have it checked by maintenance.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ALTDEV. FLC DISTR DURING DSCNT AND FAILED TO LEVEL AT ASSIGNED ALT. ONLY 300 FT OFF AND PF CORRECTED.
Narrative: CLRED TO CROSS DRUZZ AT 15000 FT. BOTH CAPT AND FO NOTED 1000 FT TO GO AT 16000 FT. AS FE, I WAS COPYING DOWN ATIS FOR DCA. ALT ALERT SOUNDED AT 14700 FT. CAPT RECOVERED AND RETURNED TO 15000 FT. CAPT STATED HIS ALTIMETER WAS ERRATIC. I SENT A MESSAGE TO HAVE IT CHKED BY MAINT.
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.