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B727 aircraft cleared to FL240. Reporter first officer, PF, overshot altitude by 700 ft, but then returned to assigned.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 368098 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199705 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : alw |
| State Reference | WA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 23300 msl bound upper : 24000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zse |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B727 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | cruise other descent other |
| Route In Use | enroute airway : zse |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 8000 flight time type : 1800 |
| ASRS Report | 368098 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 80 flight time total : 12300 flight time type : 30 |
| ASRS Report | 368081 |
| 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:
On descent into pasco, wa, late at night, center cleared us from FL350 to FL240. I descended down to FL233 and immediately climbed back to FL240. There was no traffic conflict. Just distraction and tired. I did not recall getting a '1000 ft above' call from the captain.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B727 ACFT CLRED TO FL240. RPTR FO, PF, OVERSHOT ALT BY 700 FT, BUT THEN RETURNED TO ASSIGNED.
Narrative: ON DSCNT INTO PASCO, WA, LATE AT NIGHT, CTR CLRED US FROM FL350 TO FL240. I DSNDED DOWN TO FL233 AND IMMEDIATELY CLBED BACK TO FL240. THERE WAS NO TFC CONFLICT. JUST DISTR AND TIRED. I DID NOT RECALL GETTING A '1000 FT ABOVE' CALL FROM THE CAPT.
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.