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B727 flight crew deviation. Altitude deviation altitude overshot in descent. Non adherence to ATC clearance.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 355495 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199612 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : atl |
| State Reference | GA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 11600 msl bound upper : 12000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : atl |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B727 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | descent other |
| Route In Use | arrival other enroute : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 9580 flight time type : 5000 |
| ASRS Report | 355495 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 14000 flight time type : 3000 |
| ASRS Report | 355490 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course flight crew : became reoriented |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
On descent into the atl terminal area, several different heading, altitude and airspeed changes were assigned. The last assigned altitude was 12000 ft. At 11600 ft, first officer called '12000 ft' and captain climbed aircraft back to 12000 ft. Captain stated he got 11000 ft in his mind and failed to xchk.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B727 FLC DEV. ALTDEV ALT OVERSHOT IN DSCNT. NON ADHERENCE TO ATC CLRNC.
Narrative: ON DSCNT INTO THE ATL TERMINAL AREA, SEVERAL DIFFERENT HDG, ALT AND AIRSPD CHANGES WERE ASSIGNED. THE LAST ASSIGNED ALT WAS 12000 FT. AT 11600 FT, FO CALLED '12000 FT' AND CAPT CLBED ACFT BACK TO 12000 FT. CAPT STATED HE GOT 11000 FT IN HIS MIND AND FAILED TO XCHK.
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.