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B727 cargo flight. Aircraft empty climbing very rapidly to FL330. Was in a turn and overshot altitude by 300 ft. Corrected immediately.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 356250 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199612 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : crg |
| State Reference | FL |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 33000 msl bound upper : 33300 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zjx tower : orl |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B727 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Route In Use | enroute : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 3000 |
| ASRS Report | 356250 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 1000 flight time type : 30 |
| ASRS Report | 355814 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : clearance non adherence : far |
| 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:
Aircraft was empty, climbing at high rate, and in a turn. Exceeded altitude by 300 ft and immediately corrected.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B727 CARGO FLT. ACFT EMPTY CLBING VERY RAPIDLY TO FL330. WAS IN A TURN AND OVERSHOT ALT BY 300 FT. CORRECTED IMMEDIATELY.
Narrative: ACFT WAS EMPTY, CLBING AT HIGH RATE, AND IN A TURN. EXCEEDED ALT BY 300 FT AND IMMEDIATELY CORRECTED.
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.