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A B767 flight crew was distraction and overshot assigned altitude.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 525910 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200109 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : iad.airport |
| State Reference | VA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 17000 msl bound upper : 17500 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : sfo.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B767 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time type : 1716 |
| ASRS Report | 525910 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : far non adherence : clearance |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued advisory flight crew : returned to assigned altitude |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Departing bwi with departure control, we received a clearance to 17000 ft. Captain was hand flying. First officer was distraction while we discussed security concerns. The 1000 ft prior call was inadvertently missed. The altitude alert sounded at 17300 ft. The aircraft was then returned to the assigned altitude of 17000 ft. During the transition the maximum altitude reached was 17500 ft. Dulles departure inquired about our altitude. There was no traffic conflict involved.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B767 FLT CREW WAS DISTR AND OVERSHOT ASSIGNED ALT.
Narrative: DEPARTING BWI WITH DEP CTL, WE RECEIVED A CLRNC TO 17000 FT. CAPT WAS HAND FLYING. FO WAS DISTR WHILE WE DISCUSSED SECURITY CONCERNS. THE 1000 FT PRIOR CALL WAS INADVERTENTLY MISSED. THE ALT ALERT SOUNDED AT 17300 FT. THE ACFT WAS THEN RETURNED TO THE ASSIGNED ALT OF 17000 FT. DURING THE TRANSITION THE MAX ALT REACHED WAS 17500 FT. DULLES DEP INQUIRED ABOUT OUR ALT. THERE WAS NO TFC CONFLICT INVOLVED.
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.