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Air carrier first officer reports being distracted during descent by thunderstorms and efb usage.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 889298 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201005 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | CYYC.Airport |
| State Reference | AB |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Descent |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | First Officer Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Altitude Overshoot Deviation - Procedural Clearance Inflight Event / Encounter Weather / Turbulence |
Narrative:
We were in a descent to 14000 MSL while diverting around thunderstorms. I was using the autopilot and FMS heading mode to divert around thunderstorms; when I heard the altitude alerter. I looked down at the pfd (primary flight display) expecting to see '1000 to go; altitude select' when I really saw us descending through our altitude. I immediately disengaged the autopilot and pitched up while the captain increased power. I commanded 'push alt select' and we leveled at our assigned altitude of 14000 just as ATC asked us if we were leveling at our assigned altitude and gave us the local altimeter setting.I think the captain and I were both distracted with the thunderstorms visually; with radar; and with the efb's (electronic flight bag) trying to divert around them. So much so; that the proper 'altitude select' calls were not made.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Air Carrier First Officer reports being distracted during descent by thunderstorms and EFB usage.
Narrative: We were in a descent to 14000 MSL while diverting around thunderstorms. I was using the autopilot and FMS heading mode to divert around thunderstorms; when I heard the altitude alerter. I looked down at the PFD (primary flight display) expecting to see '1000 to go; altitude select' when I really saw us descending through our altitude. I immediately disengaged the autopilot and pitched up while the Captain increased power. I commanded 'push Alt Select' and we leveled at our assigned altitude of 14000 just as ATC asked us if we were leveling at our assigned altitude and gave us the local altimeter setting.I think the Captain and I were both distracted with the thunderstorms visually; with radar; and with the EFB's (Electronic Flight Bag) trying to divert around them. So much so; that the proper 'altitude select' calls were not made.
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.