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During descent, an MD80 crew overshot and climbed back to assigned altitude after the autoplt failed to capture altitude.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 505870 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200102 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | navaid : mie.vor |
| State Reference | IN |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 23700 msl bound upper : 24000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Flight Phase | descent : intermediate altitude |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : flight engineer pilot : cfi pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 13000 flight time type : 250 |
| ASRS Report | 505870 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : clearance |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : overrode automation 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:
Autoplt failed to capture FL240. PF (first officer) took control at 23800 ft, arrested descent by 23700 ft, and rtned to FL240. No further problems after automatic pilot reactivated. Closer monitoring of the automatic pilot during level off could have further minimized the deviation.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: DURING DESCENT, AN MD80 CREW OVERSHOT AND CLIMBED BACK TO ASSIGNED ALTITUDE AFTER THE AUTOPLT FAILED TO CAPTURE ALTITUDE.
Narrative: AUTOPLT FAILED TO CAPTURE FL240. PF (FO) TOOK CTL AT 23800 FT, ARRESTED DESCENT BY 23700 FT, AND RTNED TO FL240. NO FURTHER PROBLEMS AFTER AUTO PLT REACTIVATED. CLOSER MONITORING OF THE AUTO PLT DURING LEVEL OFF COULD HAVE FURTHER MINIMIZED THE DEVIATION.
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.