Altitude overshot by first officer of a cargo flight on frequency with ZOA, ca.

Attributes
ACN	509690
Time
Date	200104
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : oak.airport
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl single value : 24000
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zid.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport
Flight Phase	descent : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 8050 flight time type : 500
ASRS Report	509690
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : clearance
Resolutory Action	flight crew : returned to assigned altitude flight crew : became reoriented flight crew : overrode automation
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

We were cleared FL280 to FL240 and the autoplt did not capture, so I disconnected and manually climbed to FL240. I need to monitor the status of the FMS.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ALT OVERSHOT BY FO OF A CARGO FLT ON FREQ WITH ZOA, CA.

Narrative: WE WERE CLRED FL280 TO FL240 AND THE AUTOPLT DID NOT CAPTURE, SO I DISCONNECTED AND MANUALLY CLBED TO FL240. I NEED TO MONITOR THE STATUS OF THE FMS.

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.