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A B727 received a stick shaker and descended below assigned altitude while configuring for approach into msp.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 437048 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199905 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : msp.airport |
| State Reference | MN |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 3700 msl bound upper : 4000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Mixed |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : m98.tracon tower : cyhz.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B727 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Route In Use | arrival : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 225 flight time total : 14000 flight time type : 900 |
| ASRS Report | 437048 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : excursion from assigned altitude non adherence : clearance |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
While configuring the aircraft for an approach, we got an inadvertent 'stick shaker' warning. The distraction of this and subsequent discussion/attention allowed us to slip below our assigned altitude unnoticed.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B727 RECEIVED A STICK SHAKER AND DSNDED BELOW ASSIGNED ALT WHILE CONFIGURING FOR APCH INTO MSP.
Narrative: WHILE CONFIGURING THE ACFT FOR AN APCH, WE GOT AN INADVERTENT 'STICK SHAKER' WARNING. THE DISTR OF THIS AND SUBSEQUENT DISCUSSION/ATTN ALLOWED US TO SLIP BELOW OUR ASSIGNED ALT UNNOTICED.
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.