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B727 flight crew distracted with WX and radial intercept overshoot assigned altitude.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 523300 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200108 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : zdc.artcc |
| State Reference | VA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 20000 msl bound upper : 20400 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : zzz.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B727-200 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : 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 : 225 flight time total : 4500 flight time type : 1300 |
| ASRS Report | 523300 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : excursion from assigned altitude non adherence : clearance |
| Resolutory Action | aircraft : automation overrode flight crew flight crew : overrode automation none taken : detected after the fact |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Approaching the linden VOR to intercept the radial west and thunderstorm was right in our route of flight. I was watching the WX, the radial to intercept out, while flying a block 4 (no leveloff) autoplt. I noticed the altitude at FL204, stopped the climb and descended back to FL200 (cleared only to FL200).
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B727 FLT CREW DISTRACTED WITH WX AND RADIAL INTERCEPT OVERSHOOT ASSIGNED ALT.
Narrative: APCHING THE LINDEN VOR TO INTERCEPT THE RADIAL W AND TSTM WAS RIGHT IN OUR RTE OF FLT. I WAS WATCHING THE WX, THE RADIAL TO INTERCEPT OUT, WHILE FLYING A BLOCK 4 (NO LEVELOFF) AUTOPLT. I NOTICED THE ALT AT FL204, STOPPED THE CLB AND DSNDED BACK TO FL200 (CLRED ONLY TO FL200).
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.