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Altitude overshot on B727 autoplt, altitude capture slow to activate for leveloff at FL310 on frequency with ZMA, fl.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 521070 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200108 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : zmp.artcc |
| State Reference | FL |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 31000 msl bound upper : 31310 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : oak.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B727 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Flight Phase | cruise : enroute altitude change |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 521070 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : clearance other anomaly other |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : overrode automation flight crew : returned to assigned altitude |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Location: gtk 270 degree radial, 174 DME. While attempting leveloff at FL310, the autoplt altitude hold did not capture resulting in a deviation of 310 ft.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ALT OVERSHOT ON B727 AUTOPLT, ALT CAPTURE SLOW TO ACTIVATE FOR LEVELOFF AT FL310 ON FREQ WITH ZMA, FL.
Narrative: LOCATION: GTK 270 DEG RADIAL, 174 DME. WHILE ATTEMPTING LEVELOFF AT FL310, THE AUTOPLT ALT HOLD DID NOT CAPTURE RESULTING IN A DEV OF 310 FT.
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.