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Approaching ord, an air carrier crew is alerted to their altitude overshoot by the altitude alerter and returns immediately to their assigned altitude.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 526840 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200110 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : ord.airport |
| State Reference | IL |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 6600 msl bound upper : 7000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : lan.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 9800 flight time type : 600 |
| ASRS Report | 526840 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : clearance |
| Resolutory Action | 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:
On approach to ord runway 4R, we were cleared to 7000 ft and descended to 6600 ft. We caught the incident when our altitude alerter went off. We corrected right away and did not hear of any near miss either with ATC or TCASII.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: APCHING ORD, AN ACR CREW IS ALERTED TO THEIR ALT OVERSHOOT BY THE ALT ALERTER AND RETURNS IMMEDIATELY TO THEIR ASSIGNED ALT.
Narrative: ON APCH TO ORD RWY 4R, WE WERE CLRED TO 7000 FT AND DSNDED TO 6600 FT. WE CAUGHT THE INCIDENT WHEN OUR ALT ALERTER WENT OFF. WE CORRECTED RIGHT AWAY AND DID NOT HEAR OF ANY NEAR MISS EITHER WITH ATC OR TCASII.
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.