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New so busy with panel descent preparation startled by altitude alerter and finds pilots have descended 800 ft below assigned altitude.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 444130 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199907 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : zob.artcc |
| State Reference | OH |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 23200 msl bound upper : 24000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zob.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B727 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | descent : intermediate altitude |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : second officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : flight engineer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 5600 flight time type : 12 |
| ASRS Report | 444130 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : multi engine |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : clearance |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : returned to assigned altitude |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Last leg of IOE at new airline. First time acting as an flight engineer. During descent, I was very busy preparing the panel and ACARS for arrival. Altitude alarm chimed. I looked at the center console and FL240 was set. Both pilot's altimeters were showing FL232. Pilots began a gradual climb up to FL240. I asked if we had violated an altitude. Both pilots stated, in a very unassured tone, 'no...' I believe we violated the FL240 altitude restr in descent. Although I was very burdened as a new flight engineer, I will add the pilot's instruments into my panel scan during climb and descent.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: NEW SO BUSY WITH PANEL DSCNT PREPARATION STARTLED BY ALT ALERTER AND FINDS PLTS HAVE DSNDED 800 FT BELOW ASSIGNED ALT.
Narrative: LAST LEG OF IOE AT NEW AIRLINE. FIRST TIME ACTING AS AN FE. DURING DSCNT, I WAS VERY BUSY PREPARING THE PANEL AND ACARS FOR ARR. ALT ALARM CHIMED. I LOOKED AT THE CTR CONSOLE AND FL240 WAS SET. BOTH PLT'S ALTIMETERS WERE SHOWING FL232. PLTS BEGAN A GRADUAL CLB UP TO FL240. I ASKED IF WE HAD VIOLATED AN ALT. BOTH PLTS STATED, IN A VERY UNASSURED TONE, 'NO...' I BELIEVE WE VIOLATED THE FL240 ALT RESTR IN DSCNT. ALTHOUGH I WAS VERY BURDENED AS A NEW FE, I WILL ADD THE PLT'S INSTS INTO MY PANEL SCAN DURING CLB AND DSCNT.
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.