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A B737-700 flight crew slightly overshoots their assigned altitude during leveloff on the lax 3 SID, 4 mi west of lax, ca.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 485230 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200009 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | navaid : lax.vortac |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 3000 msl bound upper : 3150 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : sct.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-700 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other other vortac |
| Flight Phase | climbout : initial |
| Route In Use | departure sid : lax 3 |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 16000 flight time type : 12000 |
| ASRS Report | 485230 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : clearance |
| Independent Detector | other controllera other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued alert flight crew : returned to assigned altitude |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Lax 3 departure runway 25R. Assigned altitude 3000 ft. First officer flying. Climbing through 2000 ft MSL, first officer engages 'command B' autoplt. Autoplt shows 'altitude acquire' but I noticed minimal pitch change as we approached 3000 ft MSL. As we passed through 3000 ft, I applied pressure to yoke and called attention to first officer. Together, we arrested climb at approximately 3150 ft MSL. About that time, ATC called to remind me of the altitude restr. I acknowledged and we promptly returned to 3000 ft MSL.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B737-700 FLC SLIGHTLY OVERSHOOTS THEIR ASSIGNED ALT DURING LEVELOFF ON THE LAX 3 SID, 4 MI W OF LAX, CA.
Narrative: LAX 3 DEP RWY 25R. ASSIGNED ALT 3000 FT. FO FLYING. CLBING THROUGH 2000 FT MSL, FO ENGAGES 'COMMAND B' AUTOPLT. AUTOPLT SHOWS 'ALT ACQUIRE' BUT I NOTICED MINIMAL PITCH CHANGE AS WE APCHED 3000 FT MSL. AS WE PASSED THROUGH 3000 FT, I APPLIED PRESSURE TO YOKE AND CALLED ATTN TO FO. TOGETHER, WE ARRESTED CLB AT APPROX 3150 FT MSL. ABOUT THAT TIME, ATC CALLED TO REMIND ME OF THE ALT RESTR. I ACKNOWLEDGED AND WE PROMPTLY RETURNED TO 3000 FT MSL.
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.