B767 crew had altitude overshoot.

Attributes
ACN	474069
Time
Date	200005
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : jfk.airport
State Reference	NY
Altitude	msl bound lower : 3700 msl bound upper : 4000
Environment
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : n90.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B767 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 : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	474069
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine
ASRS Report	474070
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : clearance other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment : altitude alert other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	flight crew : returned to assigned altitude none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Airport ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Altitude deviation. While being vectored for final for VOR runway 22L approach, the captain, a student on transition IOE with line check airman was cleared to continue descent to 4000 ft. The line check airman acknowledged the call and set the altitude in the altitude window. Due to distractions in the cockpit, the captain inadvertently descended below 4000 ft before the line check airman noticed the error and the captain climbed immediately back to the assigned altitude. The total deviation was approximately 300 ft. Contributing factors were a double runway change in close proximity to the airport. Initial vectors were for VOR runway 13L, followed by a change to vectors for runway 22L. While making the turn toward intercept, the runway was again changed to runway 13L. The flight was then vectored over the airport at 3000 ft for a right turn to intercept the VOR inbound inside asalt for a VOR runway 13L approach. Subsequent approach and landing were normal.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B767 CREW HAD ALT OVERSHOOT.

Narrative: ALTDEV. WHILE BEING VECTORED FOR FINAL FOR VOR RWY 22L APCH, THE CAPT, A STUDENT ON TRANSITION IOE WITH LINE CHK AIRMAN WAS CLRED TO CONTINUE DSCNT TO 4000 FT. THE LINE CHK AIRMAN ACKNOWLEDGED THE CALL AND SET THE ALT IN THE ALT WINDOW. DUE TO DISTRACTIONS IN THE COCKPIT, THE CAPT INADVERTENTLY DSNDED BELOW 4000 FT BEFORE THE LINE CHK AIRMAN NOTICED THE ERROR AND THE CAPT CLBED IMMEDIATELY BACK TO THE ASSIGNED ALT. THE TOTAL DEV WAS APPROX 300 FT. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE A DOUBLE RWY CHANGE IN CLOSE PROX TO THE ARPT. INITIAL VECTORS WERE FOR VOR RWY 13L, FOLLOWED BY A CHANGE TO VECTORS FOR RWY 22L. WHILE MAKING THE TURN TOWARD INTERCEPT, THE RWY WAS AGAIN CHANGED TO RWY 13L. THE FLT WAS THEN VECTORED OVER THE ARPT AT 3000 FT FOR A R TURN TO INTERCEPT THE VOR INBOUND INSIDE ASALT FOR A VOR RWY 13L APCH. SUBSEQUENT APCH AND LNDG WERE NORMAL.

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.