A B727 diverts into mco, fl, because of a suspicious looking package left from a disgruntled, denied boarding passenger. During the approach, flight crew deviates from assigned altitude.

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Attributes
ACN	416384
Time
Date	199810
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : orl airport : mco
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 7600 msl bound upper : 8000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zjx
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B727 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 160 flight time total : 8000 flight time type : 4000
ASRS Report	416384
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : clearance other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : declared emergency other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation other

Narrative:

Diverting to orlando, after receiving notification of a suspicious box on board the aircraft from a denied boarding passenger, we were cleared to 8000 ft. We descended to 7600 ft before correcting toward 8000 ft. Prior to making any correction ATC cleared us to 6000 ft. There were no aircraft conflicts. Contributing factors: 1) concern about the suspicious box on board. 2) aircraft landing weight. 3) the landing runway at mco was changed several times before receiving a final assignment. 4) I was confused about the cleared altitude.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B727 DIVERTS INTO MCO, FL, BECAUSE OF A SUSPICIOUS LOOKING PACKAGE LEFT FROM A DISGRUNTLED, DENIED BOARDING PAX. DURING THE APCH, FLC DEVIATES FROM ASSIGNED ALT.

Narrative: DIVERTING TO ORLANDO, AFTER RECEIVING NOTIFICATION OF A SUSPICIOUS BOX ON BOARD THE ACFT FROM A DENIED BOARDING PAX, WE WERE CLRED TO 8000 FT. WE DSNDED TO 7600 FT BEFORE CORRECTING TOWARD 8000 FT. PRIOR TO MAKING ANY CORRECTION ATC CLRED US TO 6000 FT. THERE WERE NO ACFT CONFLICTS. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS: 1) CONCERN ABOUT THE SUSPICIOUS BOX ON BOARD. 2) ACFT LNDG WT. 3) THE LNDG RWY AT MCO WAS CHANGED SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE RECEIVING A FINAL ASSIGNMENT. 4) I WAS CONFUSED ABOUT THE CLRED ALT.

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.