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B757 climbing to 13000 ft, captain hand flying the aircraft distraction by frequency change overshot altitude 500 ft. Returned immediately to 13000 ft, no conflict.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 351130 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199610 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : ord |
| State Reference | IL |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 13000 msl bound upper : 13500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : ord |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Route In Use | enroute : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| ASRS Report | 351130 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 350954 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : far non adherence : clearance |
| Independent Detector | 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:
Captain was PF. This is first officer, reporting. We were cleared to 13000 ft. At 11700 ft received frequency change. I acknowledged the frequency change as I looked down at the pedestal to dial in the change and immediately called out one to go. Our rate of climb was such that when I looked up I heard the alert go off indicating something was amiss and I noticed the aircraft climbing rapidly through 13300 ft. I called out 13000 ft, level off at 13000 ft, go back down to 13000 ft and we did. No conflict with other traffic and when I checked in with center there was no mention of our altitude deviation bust. Supplemental information from acn 350954: captain hand flying to 13000 ft, received frequency change and ignored altitude passing 13300 ft. Reduced power and topped out about 13500 ft. I was lax in letting my attention wander during level off. In future I will try to be more vigilant during climb out.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B757 CLBING TO 13000 FT, CAPT HAND FLYING THE ACFT DISTR BY FREQ CHANGE OVERSHOT ALT 500 FT. RETURNED IMMEDIATELY TO 13000 FT, NO CONFLICT.
Narrative: CAPT WAS PF. THIS IS FO, RPTING. WE WERE CLRED TO 13000 FT. AT 11700 FT RECEIVED FREQ CHANGE. I ACKNOWLEDGED THE FREQ CHANGE AS I LOOKED DOWN AT THE PEDESTAL TO DIAL IN THE CHANGE AND IMMEDIATELY CALLED OUT ONE TO GO. OUR RATE OF CLB WAS SUCH THAT WHEN I LOOKED UP I HEARD THE ALERT GO OFF INDICATING SOMETHING WAS AMISS AND I NOTICED THE ACFT CLBING RAPIDLY THROUGH 13300 FT. I CALLED OUT 13000 FT, LEVEL OFF AT 13000 FT, GO BACK DOWN TO 13000 FT AND WE DID. NO CONFLICT WITH OTHER TFC AND WHEN I CHKED IN WITH CTR THERE WAS NO MENTION OF OUR ALTDEV BUST. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 350954: CAPT HAND FLYING TO 13000 FT, RECEIVED FREQ CHANGE AND IGNORED ALT PASSING 13300 FT. REDUCED PWR AND TOPPED OUT ABOUT 13500 FT. I WAS LAX IN LETTING MY ATTN WANDER DURING LEVEL OFF. IN FUTURE I WILL TRY TO BE MORE VIGILANT DURING CLBOUT.
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.