A B727 flight with an IOE captain on board descends 200 ft below their assigned altitude during a turn for a new runway assignment 25 south of cvg, oh.

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Attributes
ACN	473140
Time
Date	200005
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	airport : cvg.airport
State Reference	OH
Altitude	msl bound lower : 8800 msl bound upper : 9000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : cvg.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B727-200
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 observation : company check pilot oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	473140
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : excursion from assigned altitude 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	Environmental Factor Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I am a line check airman and was giving a new captain operating experience on flight to cvg. New captain flying and flight was level at 9000 ft, being vectored for approach to runway 36R at cvg. Approach controller then assigned a heading change and new runway (runway 36L) approach chart and answering the clearance, new captain turned to the heading and descended 200 ft from altitude in the turn. No conflicts, no 'mention' by ATC, and return to assigned altitude of 9000 ft was immediate.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B727 FLT WITH AN IOE CAPT ON BOARD DSNDS 200 FT BELOW THEIR ASSIGNED ALT DURING A TURN FOR A NEW RWY ASSIGNMENT 25 S OF CVG, OH.

Narrative: I AM A LINE CHK AIRMAN AND WAS GIVING A NEW CAPT OPERATING EXPERIENCE ON FLT TO CVG. NEW CAPT FLYING AND FLT WAS LEVEL AT 9000 FT, BEING VECTORED FOR APCH TO RWY 36R AT CVG. APCH CTLR THEN ASSIGNED A HDG CHANGE AND NEW RWY (RWY 36L) APCH CHART AND ANSWERING THE CLRNC, NEW CAPT TURNED TO THE HDG AND DSNDED 200 FT FROM ALT IN THE TURN. NO CONFLICTS, NO 'MENTION' BY ATC, AND RETURN TO ASSIGNED ALT OF 9000 FT WAS IMMEDIATE.

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.