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A climbing S80 overshoots its assigned altitude when the autoplt fails to capture the leveloff altitude northeast of TTT, tx.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 469140 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200004 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | navaid : ttt.vor |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 17000 msl bound upper : 17300 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zfw.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Super 80 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other vortac |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Route In Use | departure sid : dallas five |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 469140 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial |
| ASRS Report | 469139 |
| 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 Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Aircraft leveled off at 17000 ft in performance mode, showing performance cruise. Aircraft began slow climb. Took autoplt off at 17300 ft and descended back to 17000 ft. Nothing said by center and no traffic conflict.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A CLBING S80 OVERSHOOTS ITS ASSIGNED ALT WHEN THE AUTOPLT FAILS TO CAPTURE THE LEVELOFF ALT NE OF TTT, TX.
Narrative: ACFT LEVELED OFF AT 17000 FT IN PERFORMANCE MODE, SHOWING PERFORMANCE CRUISE. ACFT BEGAN SLOW CLB. TOOK AUTOPLT OFF AT 17300 FT AND DSNDED BACK TO 17000 FT. NOTHING SAID BY CTR AND NO TFC CONFLICT.
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.