MD80 crew had altitude overshoot in D10 class east airspace.

Attributes
ACN	489490
Time
Date	200010
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	navaid : cqy.vortac
State Reference	TX
Altitude	msl bound lower : 10800 msl bound upper : 11000
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : d10.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Super 80
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	arrival star : ns
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	489490
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument
ASRS Report	489491
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	flight crew : returned to assigned altitude none taken : detected after the fact
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Altitude capture of autoplt. Cleared to cross tacke intersection at 11000 ft. Autoplt failed to capture at 11000 ft. Autoplt turned off and stopped descent by 10800 ft and climbed back to 11000 ft. No traffic conflict and nothing said by approach control.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MD80 CREW HAD ALT OVERSHOOT IN D10 CLASS E AIRSPACE.

Narrative: ALT CAPTURE OF AUTOPLT. CLRED TO CROSS TACKE INTXN AT 11000 FT. AUTOPLT FAILED TO CAPTURE AT 11000 FT. AUTOPLT TURNED OFF AND STOPPED DSCNT BY 10800 FT AND CLBED BACK TO 11000 FT. NO TFC CONFLICT AND NOTHING SAID BY APCH CTL.

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.