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An air carrier medium large transport captain reports that her first officer climbed through their assigned altitude. Altitude deviation. Non adherence to ATC clearance.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 347700 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199609 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : pbi |
| State Reference | FL |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 18000 msl bound upper : 18300 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zma |
| 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 pilot : cfi pilot : flight engineer |
| Experience | flight time total : 6700 |
| ASRS Report | 347700 |
| 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 | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : became reoriented 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 FL180 by ZMA. The first officer was flying and it was his first leg on the first day of a 3 day trip. At 17000 ft I called '17000 ft for 18000 ft.' he acknowledged. At 17600 ft I mentioned we were cleared to 18000 ft because he was climbing at a high rate. At 17900 ft he was pushing the yoke to level off, but went through 18300 ft before he got down to 18000 ft. There were no conflicts and no comments by ATC. The best remedy for this problem is to use a rate of climb or descent of 1000-1500 FPM when within 1000 ft of the assigned altitude, which he did the rest of the time.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN ACR MLG CAPT RPTS THAT HER FO CLBED THROUGH THEIR ASSIGNED ALT. ALTDEV. NON ADHERENCE TO ATC CLRNC.
Narrative: WE WERE CLRED TO FL180 BY ZMA. THE FO WAS FLYING AND IT WAS HIS FIRST LEG ON THE FIRST DAY OF A 3 DAY TRIP. AT 17000 FT I CALLED '17000 FT FOR 18000 FT.' HE ACKNOWLEDGED. AT 17600 FT I MENTIONED WE WERE CLRED TO 18000 FT BECAUSE HE WAS CLBING AT A HIGH RATE. AT 17900 FT HE WAS PUSHING THE YOKE TO LEVEL OFF, BUT WENT THROUGH 18300 FT BEFORE HE GOT DOWN TO 18000 FT. THERE WERE NO CONFLICTS AND NO COMMENTS BY ATC. THE BEST REMEDY FOR THIS PROB IS TO USE A RATE OF CLB OR DSCNT OF 1000-1500 FPM WHEN WITHIN 1000 FT OF THE ASSIGNED ALT, WHICH HE DID THE REST OF THE TIME.
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.