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Distracted by a momentary failure of the main gear to retract; the flight crew of an A300 climbed through their cleared altitude.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 878421 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201003 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | A300 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Route In Use | Vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Gear Extend/Retract Mechanism |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | First Officer Pilot Not Flying |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 80 Flight Crew Total 11000 Flight Crew Type 1400 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 55 Flight Crew Total 13000 Flight Crew Type 1800 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Deviation - Altitude Overshoot Deviation - Procedural Clearance |
Narrative:
On takeoff the captain was the flying pilot. We were cleared to 3;000 feet. After takeoff we could not get the landing gear up. As pilot monitoring I started working the problem. We finally got the gear moving after selecting number 2 sensors. About the same time we got the gear moving; I heard the altitude alerter go off. We were still climbing at 1;000 feet per minute through 3;000 feet. We deviated from our assigned altitude by about 500 feet. When we switched to departure he cleared us to 8000. Nothing was ever mentioned about our deviation. For my future reference: aviate; navigate; communicate. Even if you are just the pilot monitoring (working the problem); we are both responsible for the aircraft's flightpath.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Distracted by a momentary failure of the main gear to retract; the flight crew of an A300 climbed through their cleared altitude.
Narrative: On takeoff the Captain was the Flying Pilot. We were cleared to 3;000 feet. After takeoff we could not get the landing gear up. As Pilot Monitoring I started working the problem. We finally got the gear moving after selecting number 2 sensors. About the same time we got the gear moving; I heard the altitude alerter go off. We were still climbing at 1;000 feet per minute through 3;000 feet. We deviated from our assigned altitude by about 500 feet. When we switched to Departure he cleared us to 8000. Nothing was ever mentioned about our deviation. For my future reference: Aviate; Navigate; Communicate. Even if you are just the Pilot Monitoring (working the problem); we are both responsible for the aircraft's flightpath.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.