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Captain of an medium large transport overshot assigned altitude during arrival descent to a holding pattern due to task distraction. He corrected back immediately and was not advised of any conflict.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 390500 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199801 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : jvl |
| State Reference | WI |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 14400 msl bound upper : 15000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | descent other other |
| Route In Use | arrival other arrival star : star enroute airway : zau |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 160 |
| ASRS Report | 390500 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| 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:
Proceeding inbound to chicago for landing. Assigned holding at teddy intersection descending to 15000 ft for the hold efc XX20 for landing at chicago. Copilot was attempting to get current ATIS at ord and talk to dispatch about hold and possible divert to dsm. Flight attendant had come to cockpit to be informed and just gone back to cabin. Captain was flying slowing and descending to enter holding when he realized his altitude was 14400 ft MSL and the correction back to altitude assigned 15000 ft MSL was made immediately. There did not seem to be any conflict. The continuation of the flight to chicago was uneventful
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CAPT OF AN MLG OVERSHOT ASSIGNED ALT DURING ARR DSCNT TO A HOLDING PATTERN DUE TO TASK DISTR. HE CORRECTED BACK IMMEDIATELY AND WAS NOT ADVISED OF ANY CONFLICT.
Narrative: PROCEEDING INBOUND TO CHICAGO FOR LNDG. ASSIGNED HOLDING AT TEDDY INTXN DSNDING TO 15000 FT FOR THE HOLD EFC XX20 FOR LNDG AT CHICAGO. COPLT WAS ATTEMPTING TO GET CURRENT ATIS AT ORD AND TALK TO DISPATCH ABOUT HOLD AND POSSIBLE DIVERT TO DSM. FLT ATTENDANT HAD COME TO COCKPIT TO BE INFORMED AND JUST GONE BACK TO CABIN. CAPT WAS FLYING SLOWING AND DSNDING TO ENTER HOLDING WHEN HE REALIZED HIS ALT WAS 14400 FT MSL AND THE CORRECTION BACK TO ALT ASSIGNED 15000 FT MSL WAS MADE IMMEDIATELY. THERE DID NOT SEEM TO BE ANY CONFLICT. THE CONTINUATION OF THE FLT TO CHICAGO WAS UNEVENTFUL
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.