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An air carrier flight crew flying a B727-200 near lho fails to level at assigned altitude as assigned by ATC.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 483837 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200009 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| State Reference | UT |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 33000 msl bound upper : 36000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Dawn |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zlc.artcc tower : dfw.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B727-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 25000 flight time type : 6000 |
| ASRS Report | 483837 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 11000 flight time type : 6000 |
| ASRS Report | 484270 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : company policies non adherence : clearance |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : returned to assigned altitude flight crew : regained aircraft control flight crew : overrode automation |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Autoplt did not hold engagement and aircraft drifted up 600 ft. No conflict and no call by controller.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN ACR FLC FLYING A B727-200 NEAR LHO FAILS TO LEVEL AT ASSIGNED ALT AS ASSIGNED BY ATC.
Narrative: AUTOPLT DID NOT HOLD ENGAGEMENT AND ACFT DRIFTED UP 600 FT. NO CONFLICT AND NO CALL BY CTLR.
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.