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A B727-200 flight crew allows their flight to climb 320 ft above their assigned altitude during conversation within the cockpit 30 NM northwest of dvc, co.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 485920 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200009 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| State Reference | CO |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 33000 msl bound upper : 33320 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zdv.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B727-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : vacating altitude |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 485920 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| ASRS Report | 485363 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : clearance other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : became reoriented flight crew : returned to assigned altitude |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
30 mi northwest of dvc (ZDV), we overshot our altitude of FL330 to FL333.2 for 4-5 seconds before immediately correcting back to FL330. Inattn was caused by distractive conversation.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B727-200 FLC ALLOWS THEIR FLT TO CLB 320 FT ABOVE THEIR ASSIGNED ALT DURING CONVERSATION WITHIN THE COCKPIT 30 NM NW OF DVC, CO.
Narrative: 30 MI NW OF DVC (ZDV), WE OVERSHOT OUR ALT OF FL330 TO FL333.2 FOR 4-5 SECONDS BEFORE IMMEDIATELY CORRECTING BACK TO FL330. INATTN WAS CAUSED BY DISTRACTIVE CONVERSATION.
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.