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Altitude deviation when an MD80 flight crew anticipates an altitude change with storm clouds forming in front of their flight north of mia, fl.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 508100 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200104 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : mia.tracon |
| State Reference | FL |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 7000 msl bound upper : 7300 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Super 80 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 508100 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : excursion from assigned altitude inflight encounter : weather non adherence : clearance |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : became reoriented flight crew : returned to assigned altitude |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Weather Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Departing mia to the east, we were anticipating a climbing left turn and we really wanted the climb when we turned to top a line of WX that was forming to the north. We were given a turn without the climb, but we climbed to 7300 ft prior to realizing our mistake. We corrected back to our approved altitude of 7000 ft. Nothing was mentioned on the ATC frequency.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ALTDEV WHEN AN MD80 FLT CREW ANTICIPATES AN ALT CHANGE WITH STORM CLOUDS FORMING IN FRONT OF THEIR FLT N OF MIA, FL.
Narrative: DEPARTING MIA TO THE E, WE WERE ANTICIPATING A CLBING L TURN AND WE REALLY WANTED THE CLB WHEN WE TURNED TO TOP A LINE OF WX THAT WAS FORMING TO THE N. WE WERE GIVEN A TURN WITHOUT THE CLB, BUT WE CLBED TO 7300 FT PRIOR TO REALIZING OUR MISTAKE. WE CORRECTED BACK TO OUR APPROVED ALT OF 7000 FT. NOTHING WAS MENTIONED ON THE ATC FREQ.
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.