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Large transport flight crew climbs above assigned altitude on departure due to checking radar for WX deviation.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 344380 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199608 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : den |
| State Reference | CO |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 16000 msl bound upper : 16500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : den |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other 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 : 220 flight time total : 18000 flight time type : 1100 |
| ASRS Report | 344380 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : overshoot inflight encounter : weather 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:
During climb from den en route to iad, we were cleared to climb and maintain FL230. Approximately between 14000 ft and 15000 ft ATC (departure control) cleared us to maintain 16000 ft and to deviate east around WX as required. The first officer set 16000 ft on MCP and I acknowledged 16000 ft. I was flying and both of us turned our attention to WX radar. I overshot 16000 ft to 16500 ft, we got an altitude alert and then returned to 16000 ft. A high rate of climb with the need to detour WX and hand-flying combined to cause this deviation. A better utilization of the autoplt and autoflt equipment would have prevented this incident.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: LGT FLC CLBS ABOVE ASSIGNED ALT ON DEP DUE TO CHKING RADAR FOR WX DEV.
Narrative: DURING CLB FROM DEN ENRTE TO IAD, WE WERE CLRED TO CLB AND MAINTAIN FL230. APPROX BTWN 14000 FT AND 15000 FT ATC (DEP CTL) CLRED US TO MAINTAIN 16000 FT AND TO DEVIATE E AROUND WX AS REQUIRED. THE FO SET 16000 FT ON MCP AND I ACKNOWLEDGED 16000 FT. I WAS FLYING AND BOTH OF US TURNED OUR ATTN TO WX RADAR. I OVERSHOT 16000 FT TO 16500 FT, WE GOT AN ALT ALERT AND THEN RETURNED TO 16000 FT. A HIGH RATE OF CLB WITH THE NEED TO DETOUR WX AND HAND-FLYING COMBINED TO CAUSE THIS DEV. A BETTER UTILIZATION OF THE AUTOPLT AND AUTOFLT EQUIP WOULD HAVE PREVENTED THIS INCIDENT.
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.