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An MD80 captain mishandled the autoplt causing an altitude overshoot in ZLA airspace.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 515060 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200106 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | navaid : pxn.vortac |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | msl single value : 27000 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : zzz.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| ASRS Report | 515060 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : far non adherence : clearance non adherence : company policies |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Just east of pxn VOR. Location: 20 mi east of pxn. Just at leveloff, indicated airspeed selected. Aircraft climbed through FL290 to FL274.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN MD80 CAPT MISHANDLED THE AUTOPLT CAUSING AN ALT OVERSHOOT IN ZLA AIRSPACE.
Narrative: JUST E OF PXN VOR. LOCATION: 20 MI E OF PXN. JUST AT LEVELOFF, INDICATED AIRSPD SELECTED. ACFT CLBED THROUGH FL290 TO FL274.
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.