An air carrier large transport overshot its altitude in descent then recovered without any ATC comme...

Attributes
ACN	399310
Time
Date	199804
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : fcm airport : msp
State Reference	MN
Altitude	msl bound lower : 8600 msl bound upper : 9000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : msp
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent other
Route In Use	arrival other enroute airway : msp
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : second officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 145 flight time total : 3000 flight time type : 145
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
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:

Planned to level off at 9000 ft during descent. Leveled at 8600 ft, then climbed back to 9000 ft. Approach control did not query.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ACR LGT OVERSHOT ITS ALT IN DSCNT THEN RECOVERED WITHOUT ANY ATC COMMENTS.

Narrative: PLANNED TO LEVEL OFF AT 9000 FT DURING DSCNT. LEVELED AT 8600 FT, THEN CLBED BACK TO 9000 FT. APCH CTL DID NOT QUERY.

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.

An air carrier large transport overshot its altitude in descent then recovered without any ATC comments.