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A300 aircraft on initial leveloff encountered updrafts from buildups in flight path and overshot altitude by 500 ft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 402080 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199805 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : zma airport : mia |
| State Reference | FL |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 7000 msl bound upper : 7500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Mixed |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zma |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Widebody, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude cruise other |
| Route In Use | enroute airway : zma |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 402080 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| ASRS Report | 402081 |
| 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 | other |
Narrative:
During initial leveloff at 7000 ft. Unable to maintain altitude due to updraft in vicinity of 2 buildups in our flight path. First officer advised mia departure of flight conditions. Aircraft climbed as high as 7500 ft before leveloff was completed. Flight continued normally.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A300 ACFT ON INITIAL LEVELOFF ENCOUNTERED UPDRAFTS FROM BUILDUPS IN FLT PATH AND OVERSHOT ALT BY 500 FT.
Narrative: DURING INITIAL LEVELOFF AT 7000 FT. UNABLE TO MAINTAIN ALT DUE TO UPDRAFT IN VICINITY OF 2 BUILDUPS IN OUR FLT PATH. FO ADVISED MIA DEP OF FLT CONDITIONS. ACFT CLBED AS HIGH AS 7500 FT BEFORE LEVELOFF WAS COMPLETED. FLT CONTINUED NORMALLY.
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.