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Medium large transport captain overshot intermediate climb altitude due to autoplt not leveling aircraft as programmed. Autoplt was disconnected and aircraft returned to assigned altitude.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 539422 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200202 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | navaid : ttt.vor |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 10000 msl bound upper : 10350 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : d10.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other other vortac |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : d10.tracon |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 22000 flight time type : 800 |
| ASRS Report | 539422 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : clearance |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : overrode automation flight crew : returned to assigned altitude flight crew : took precautionary avoidance action |
| Miss Distance | vertical : 650 |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
On climb out, autoplt engaged, 8500 ft AGL, sun directly in face, poor visibility. ATC called traffic at 11000 ft and less than 5 mi crossing over top looking for traffic aircraft climb to 10350 ft. PF corrected by hand flying to 10000 ft. TA called only on TCASII. Autoplt FMA unsure. Contributing factor: sun. Traffic watch leveling off. PF disconnected and immediately corrected. New first officer. No real conflict.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: MLG CAPT OVERSHOT INTERMEDIATE CLB ALT DUE TO AUTOPLT NOT LEVELING ACFT AS PROGRAMMED. AUTOPLT WAS DISCONNECTED AND ACFT RETURNED TO ASSIGNED ALT.
Narrative: ON CLBOUT, AUTOPLT ENGAGED, 8500 FT AGL, SUN DIRECTLY IN FACE, POOR VISIBILITY. ATC CALLED TFC AT 11000 FT AND LESS THAN 5 MI XING OVER TOP LOOKING FOR TFC ACFT CLB TO 10350 FT. PF CORRECTED BY HAND FLYING TO 10000 FT. TA CALLED ONLY ON TCASII. AUTOPLT FMA UNSURE. CONTRIBUTING FACTOR: SUN. TFC WATCH LEVELING OFF. PF DISCONNECTED AND IMMEDIATELY CORRECTED. NEW FO. NO REAL CONFLICT.
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.