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An MD80 flight crew overshot assigned altitude while being distraction by WX.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 523760 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200108 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | navaid : hvq.vortac |
| State Reference | WV |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 28000 msl bound upper : 31000 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) 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 | 523760 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe altitude deviation : overshoot inflight encounter : turbulence inflight encounter : weather non adherence : clearance non adherence : far |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : returned to assigned altitude |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Weather ATC Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Climb from FL280 to FL310, the autoplt failed to capture FL310. The altitude alert sounded at FL312.5. The ascent was reversed and FL310 was captured. Why the autoplt failed to capture FL310 is unknown. Contributing factors to this altitude excursion were thunderstorm deviations and the activation of anti-ice system which diverted our attention.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN MD80 FLT CREW OVERSHOT ASSIGNED ALT WHILE BEING DISTR BY WX.
Narrative: CLB FROM FL280 TO FL310, THE AUTOPLT FAILED TO CAPTURE FL310. THE ALT ALERT SOUNDED AT FL312.5. THE ASCENT WAS REVERSED AND FL310 WAS CAPTURED. WHY THE AUTOPLT FAILED TO CAPTURE FL310 IS UNKNOWN. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS TO THIS ALT EXCURSION WERE TSTM DEVS AND THE ACTIVATION OF ANTI-ICE SYS WHICH DIVERTED OUR ATTN.
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.