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Turbulence caused fokker 100 to climb above assigned cruising altitude momentarily. Flight crew turned off autoplt and returned to assigned altitude immediately.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 435074 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199904 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | navaid : lhy.vortac |
| State Reference | PA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 31000 msl bound upper : 31400 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Weather Elements | Turbulence |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zny.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Fokker 100 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other other vortac |
| Route In Use | enroute airway : j36.airway |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 435074 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine |
| ASRS Report | 435200 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : excursion from assigned altitude inflight encounter : turbulence non adherence : clearance |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment : altitude alert other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : returned to assigned airspace |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Weather Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Location: J36 at mineo fix. At FL310 we encountered moderate turbulence that caused the aircraft to deviate +400 ft altitude. Deviation was only momentary.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: TURB CAUSED FOKKER 100 TO CLB ABOVE ASSIGNED CRUISING ALT MOMENTARILY. FLC TURNED OFF AUTOPLT AND RETURNED TO ASSIGNED ALT IMMEDIATELY.
Narrative: LOCATION: J36 AT MINEO FIX. AT FL310 WE ENCOUNTERED MODERATE TURB THAT CAUSED THE ACFT TO DEVIATE +400 FT ALT. DEV WAS ONLY MOMENTARY.
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.