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B727 aircraft in climb had altitude deviation climbing 500 ft above assigned. Flight crew returned aircraft to assigned.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 364590 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199703 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : lin |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 33000 msl bound upper : 33500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zoa |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B727 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 6800 flight time type : 4500 |
| ASRS Report | 364590 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : clearance |
| 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:
We were climbing to FL330, but became distraction by events in the cockpit, did not hear the altitude alert chime, and missed our leveloff. At FL335 we took action to descend. There were no conflicts. We had been flying aircraft with automatic leveloff features, but this one did not have one. Leveloff is one of the most important things we do and everyone must be attentive at that time.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B727 ACFT IN CLB HAD ALTDEV CLBING 500 FT ABOVE ASSIGNED. FLC RETURNED ACFT TO ASSIGNED.
Narrative: WE WERE CLBING TO FL330, BUT BECAME DISTR BY EVENTS IN THE COCKPIT, DID NOT HEAR THE ALT ALERT CHIME, AND MISSED OUR LEVELOFF. AT FL335 WE TOOK ACTION TO DSND. THERE WERE NO CONFLICTS. WE HAD BEEN FLYING ACFT WITH AUTO LEVELOFF FEATURES, BUT THIS ONE DID NOT HAVE ONE. LEVELOFF IS ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT THINGS WE DO AND EVERYONE MUST BE ATTENTIVE AT THAT 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.