First officer of DC9 overshot assigned altitude during radar vector descent and returned to assigned immediately with no comment from approach control.

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Attributes
ACN	455990
Time
Date	199911
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
State Reference	MB
Altitude	msl bound lower : 3200 msl bound upper : 3500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : sat.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	DC-9 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	arrival : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 220 flight time total : 6500 flight time type : 1500
ASRS Report	455990
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	flight crew : returned to assigned altitude
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I was PF, cleared to descend to 3500 ft. Captain and I made all company calls and followed procedures. For some reason I had 3000 ft in my mind. I descended to approximately 3200 ft. Altitude alert sounded and I immediately corrected to 3500 ft. No response from ATC.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FO OF DC9 OVERSHOT ASSIGNED ALT DURING RADAR VECTOR DSCNT AND RETURNED TO ASSIGNED IMMEDIATELY WITH NO COMMENT FROM APCH CTL.

Narrative: I WAS PF, CLRED TO DSND TO 3500 FT. CAPT AND I MADE ALL COMPANY CALLS AND FOLLOWED PROCS. FOR SOME REASON I HAD 3000 FT IN MY MIND. I DSNDED TO APPROX 3200 FT. ALT ALERT SOUNDED AND I IMMEDIATELY CORRECTED TO 3500 FT. NO RESPONSE FROM ATC.

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.