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A DC9-30 flight crew overshoots their assigned altitude when distraction by the flight attendant coming in offering drinks over ldn, va.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 470490 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200004 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| State Reference | VA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 16000 msl bound upper : 16500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zdc.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | DC-9 30 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Route In Use | enroute airway : ns.airway |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 4700 flight time type : 1080 |
| ASRS Report | 470490 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 14000 flight time type : 2400 |
| ASRS Report | 471692 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : clearance other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : returned to assigned altitude |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Cabin Crew Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Flight attendant came up to ask if we wanted something to drink as we were leveling off at 16000 ft. Distraction and went through altitude by 500 ft. Corrected immediately. No conflict. Switched frequency. Nothing said.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A DC9-30 FLC OVERSHOOTS THEIR ASSIGNED ALT WHEN DISTR BY THE FLT ATTENDANT COMING IN OFFERING DRINKS OVER LDN, VA.
Narrative: FLT ATTENDANT CAME UP TO ASK IF WE WANTED SOMETHING TO DRINK AS WE WERE LEVELING OFF AT 16000 FT. DISTR AND WENT THROUGH ALT BY 500 FT. CORRECTED IMMEDIATELY. NO CONFLICT. SWITCHED FREQ. NOTHING SAID.
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.