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Widebody transport aircraft in cruise, hand flying deviated from assigned altitude by 300 ft causing another aircraft to receive a TCASII advisory.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 385530 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199711 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : zbw |
| State Reference | MA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 27000 msl bound upper : 27300 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zbw |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 12500 flight time type : 2000 |
| ASRS Report | 385530 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : excursion from assigned altitude non adherence : clearance other anomaly other |
| 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:
Captain was hand flying aircraft, was about 200-300 ft below assigned altitude when given a course change which required an entry to the GPS units. Altitude was overshot by 200-300 ft. Another aircraft in vicinity (FL280) received a TCASII warning. No visual contact made.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: WDB ACFT IN CRUISE, HAND FLYING DEVIATED FROM ASSIGNED ALT BY 300 FT CAUSING ANOTHER ACFT TO RECEIVE A TCASII ADVISORY.
Narrative: CAPT WAS HAND FLYING ACFT, WAS ABOUT 200-300 FT BELOW ASSIGNED ALT WHEN GIVEN A COURSE CHANGE WHICH REQUIRED AN ENTRY TO THE GPS UNITS. ALT WAS OVERSHOT BY 200-300 FT. ANOTHER ACFT IN VICINITY (FL280) RECEIVED A TCASII WARNING. NO VISUAL CONTACT MADE.
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.