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A B767-300 first officer overshoots his assigned altitude by 400 ft while hand flying the aircraft to FL310 100 mi west of dfw, tx.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 493360 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200011 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : dfw.airport |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 31000 msl bound upper : 31400 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zfw.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B767-300 and 300 ER |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | climbout : vacating altitude cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : multi engine pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 149 flight time total : 12200 flight time type : 3684 |
| ASRS Report | 493360 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : overshoot other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : returned to assigned altitude |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Aircraft was climbing to cruise altitude. First officer was flying the aircraft. He made a callout of 1000 ft prior to leveloff. I consulted my chart and then looked at the altimeter and saw that he had missed his leveloff. The peak altitude was FL314. I had not noticed until this point that this particular first officer liked to fly 'with minimal automation.' he often uses just an RMI/CDI display for navigation and turns the flight director off. (This was our first flight together.) my display hat 'V' bars was commanding a descent after the leveloff was missed.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B767-300 FO OVERSHOOTS HIS ASSIGNED ALT BY 400 FT WHILE HAND FLYING THE ACFT TO FL310 100 MI W OF DFW, TX.
Narrative: ACFT WAS CLBING TO CRUISE ALT. FO WAS FLYING THE ACFT. HE MADE A CALLOUT OF 1000 FT PRIOR TO LEVELOFF. I CONSULTED MY CHART AND THEN LOOKED AT THE ALTIMETER AND SAW THAT HE HAD MISSED HIS LEVELOFF. THE PEAK ALT WAS FL314. I HAD NOT NOTICED UNTIL THIS POINT THAT THIS PARTICULAR FO LIKED TO FLY 'WITH MINIMAL AUTOMATION.' HE OFTEN USES JUST AN RMI/CDI DISPLAY FOR NAV AND TURNS THE FLT DIRECTOR OFF. (THIS WAS OUR FIRST FLT TOGETHER.) MY DISPLAY HAT 'V' BARS WAS COMMANDING A DSCNT AFTER THE LEVELOFF WAS MISSED.
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.