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An air carrier B727 flight crew climbed above their assigned altitude while the captain was out of his seat and the first officer was distraction.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 392150 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199801 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : lal |
| State Reference | FL |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 31000 msl bound upper : 31700 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zma |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B727 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude cruise other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| ASRS Report | 392150 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : second officer |
| Qualification | pilot : flight engineer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : far non adherence : clearance |
| Independent Detector | other controllera other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
With the captain out of seat near FL300 for a leveloff at FL310, I was selecting the wind page on the performance data computer, pdcs, on the center pedestal. We were climbing approximately 300 FPM. After selecting cruise mode after climb mode, then paging to the wing page of the pdcs, I inserted the winds. I did not re-scan my altimeter often enough and climbed through assigned altitude. ZMA asked me our assigned altitude. I responded FL310 as I was passing FL317. I immediately corrected smoothly to assigned altitude. No other aircraft were within 30 NM on the TCASII.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN ACR B727 FLC CLBED ABOVE THEIR ASSIGNED ALT WHILE THE CAPT WAS OUT OF HIS SEAT AND THE FO WAS DISTR.
Narrative: WITH THE CAPT OUT OF SEAT NEAR FL300 FOR A LEVELOFF AT FL310, I WAS SELECTING THE WIND PAGE ON THE PERFORMANCE DATA COMPUTER, PDCS, ON THE CTR PEDESTAL. WE WERE CLBING APPROX 300 FPM. AFTER SELECTING CRUISE MODE AFTER CLB MODE, THEN PAGING TO THE WING PAGE OF THE PDCS, I INSERTED THE WINDS. I DID NOT RE-SCAN MY ALTIMETER OFTEN ENOUGH AND CLBED THROUGH ASSIGNED ALT. ZMA ASKED ME OUR ASSIGNED ALT. I RESPONDED FL310 AS I WAS PASSING FL317. I IMMEDIATELY CORRECTED SMOOTHLY TO ASSIGNED ALT. NO OTHER ACFT WERE WITHIN 30 NM ON THE TCASII.
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.