Minor altitude deviation during level off in turbulence near lhy VOR, ny.

Attributes
ACN	491370
Time
Date	200011
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	navaid : lhy.vortac
State Reference	NY
Altitude	msl bound lower : 6000 msl bound upper : 6300
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Weather Elements	Turbulence
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zny.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B727 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other vortac
Flight Phase	descent : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 14000 flight time type : 1000
ASRS Report	491370
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : excursion from assigned altitude inflight encounter : turbulence non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : returned to assigned altitude
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Environmental Factor
Primary Problem	Environmental Factor

Narrative:

Leveling at 6000 ft, hit turbulence, went to 6300 ft and descended to 6000 ft.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MINOR ALT DEV DURING LEVEL OFF IN TURB NEAR LHY VOR, NY.

Narrative: LEVELING AT 6000 FT, HIT TURB, WENT TO 6300 FT AND DSNDED TO 6000 FT.

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.