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Air carrier flight crew deviation. Altitude deviation altitude overshot in descent. 10700 ft versus 11000 ft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 359120 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199701 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : dxo airport : dtw |
| State Reference | MI |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 10700 msl bound upper : 11000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : dtw |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| 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 : atp |
| Experience | flight time total : 11000 |
| ASRS Report | 359120 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : clearance non adherence other other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera 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:
On arrival into dtw, approach cleared us to descend to 11000 ft from 12000 ft. Set in 10000 ft in altitude window, captain did not confirm. Descended to 10700 ft before correcting to 11000 ft. No traffic conflict. Approach told us no need to call the tower, once on the ground.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ACR FLC DEV. ALTDEV ALT OVERSHOT IN DSCNT. 10700 FT VERSUS 11000 FT.
Narrative: ON ARR INTO DTW, APCH CLRED US TO DSND TO 11000 FT FROM 12000 FT. SET IN 10000 FT IN ALT WINDOW, CAPT DID NOT CONFIRM. DSNDED TO 10700 FT BEFORE CORRECTING TO 11000 FT. NO TFC CONFLICT. APCH TOLD US NO NEED TO CALL THE TWR, ONCE ON THE GND.
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.