Air carrier flight crew overshoots assigned altitude by 250 ft.

Attributes
ACN	437600
Time
Date	199905
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	navaid : phk.vortac
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 14750 msl bound upper : 15000
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zma.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B727 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other vortac
Flight Phase	descent : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	437600
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial
ASRS Report	437598
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : clearance non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	flight crew : returned to original clearance
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Diverted to pbi from mia. Cleared to 15000 ft in descent. Drifted 250 ft low due to distraction in cockpit. As PF I need to pay closer attention as PF. Center mentioned no conflicts.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR FLC OVERSHOOTS ASSIGNED ALT BY 250 FT.

Narrative: DIVERTED TO PBI FROM MIA. CLRED TO 15000 FT IN DSCNT. DRIFTED 250 FT LOW DUE TO DISTR IN COCKPIT. AS PF I NEED TO PAY CLOSER ATTN AS PF. CTR MENTIONED NO CONFLICTS.

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.