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Flight crew of an MD80 climbed above assigned altitude during departure due to sudden WX involvement caused by thunderstorms in the surrounding area. They immediately returned to assigned altitude.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 383390 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199710 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : mia |
| State Reference | FL |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 7000 msl bound upper : 7500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Dusk |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : mia tower : dca |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Super 80 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 383390 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : overshoot inflight encounter : weather non adherence : clearance |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Weather |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Just before takeoff a large storm crossed north of mia, with severe windshear alerts for all runways. I changed departure runway to miss most of it and hand flew the aircraft around cells and an overhang. I locked into the WX and climbed through the 7000 ft limit to 7500 ft and returned to 7000 ft. No traffic was a factor and mia said nothing.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLC OF AN MD80 CLBED ABOVE ASSIGNED ALT DURING DEP DUE TO SUDDEN WX INVOLVEMENT CAUSED BY TSTMS IN THE SURROUNDING AREA. THEY IMMEDIATELY RETURNED TO ASSIGNED ALT.
Narrative: JUST BEFORE TKOF A LARGE STORM CROSSED N OF MIA, WITH SEVERE WINDSHEAR ALERTS FOR ALL RWYS. I CHANGED DEP RWY TO MISS MOST OF IT AND HAND FLEW THE ACFT AROUND CELLS AND AN OVERHANG. I LOCKED INTO THE WX AND CLBED THROUGH THE 7000 FT LIMIT TO 7500 FT AND RETURNED TO 7000 FT. NO TFC WAS A FACTOR AND MIA SAID NOTHING.
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.