ACR MLG EXPERIENCES ALT OVERSHOOT ON CLB AND MINOR LOSS OF ACFT CTL ON DEP FROM ABQ.

1992-02 · NASA ASRS report 201382

Date: 1992-02 · Aircraft: Medium Large Transport · Phase: climb

Anomalies: deviation-altitude-overshoot|deviation-discrepancy-procedural-clearance|deviation-discrepancy-procedural-published-material-policy|inflight-event-encounter-loss-of-aircraft-control|other-unspecified

Synopsis

ACR MLG EXPERIENCES ALT OVERSHOOT ON CLB AND MINOR LOSS OF ACFT CTL ON DEP FROM ABQ.

Narrative

WE DEPARTED ALBUQUERQUE ON RWY 8 FOLLOWING THE NOISE ABATEMENT PROFILE WITH AN ALT CLRNC TO 11000. THE FO WAS FLYING AND HAD ESTABLISHED A BODY ANGLE OF A LITTLE OVER 20 DEGS WITH THE PROPER SPD AND STABLE. IT WAS QUITE COOL; THE WX WAS CLR AND THE ACFT WAS LIGHT. WHEN HE CALLED FOR FLAPS UP; I DID THAT AND CHKED THE DME; LOOKED OUTSIDE FOR TFC; PROX TO THE MOUNTAINS AHEAD OF US AND KNEW HE HAD STARTED THE TURN TO THE ASSIGNED HDG AT THE 13.5 DME. TWR CALLED; RECLRED US TO 8000 AND TOLD US TO CONTACT DEP. I ACKNOWLEDGED THE CLRNC AND DURING THE XMISSION THE FO SAID; 'YOU'RE NOT GETTING OUT'; IN OTHER WORDS; NO XMISSION. THAT WAS THE BEGINNING OF THE PROBLEM. I LOOKED TO MY L AND DOWN AT THE 02 PANEL TO CHK THE MIC SELECTOR SWITCH -- OK -- LOOKED UP AND CHKED AIRSPD -- OK AND STABLE AT 200/210 KTS -- VERY QUICK GLANCE TO VISUALLY CHK BANK ANGLE -- OK -- MOUNTAINS -- OK. IN ALMOST ONE CONTINUOUS MOVEMENT I CONTINUED TO THE R AND LOOKED DOWN AT THE RADIO PANEL. THE XMITTER SELECTOR WAS IN FLT INTERPHONE POS. I SWITCHED TO #1; ACKNOWLEDGED XMISSION; RESET ALT ALERT TO 8000 AND WAS ABOUT TO CHANGE FREQ. THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN THE END OF THE PROBLEM. AS I REACHED DOWN TO SWITCH FREQ BOTH SO AND I HEARD OUR FLT NUMBER AND NOTHING ELSE. I HESITATED AN INSTANT; LOOKED UP AT MY WINDOW SILL TO DOUBLE-CHK FREQ; LOOKED BACK DOWN AT RADIO PANEL AND CHANGED FREQ. I REMEMBER A THOUGHT FLASHED THROUGH MY MIND AND THINKING 'BETTER CHK THE ACFT'. MICROSECONDS LATER THE ALT ALERT WENT OFF AND WE RECEIVED A VERBAL 'BANK ANGLE' WARNING. I HAD NEVER HEARD THE BANK ANGLE WARNING BEFORE AND IT GOT MY ATTN. I ASSISTED WITH FORWARD PRESSURE AND WE CORRECTED THE OVERBANK. IT HAPPENED QUICKLY ENOUGH THAT THE SPD STAYED STABLE. WE NEVER EXCEEDED 45 DEG BANK AND WE STOPPED THE ALT AT 8400 FT. THIS ENTIRE SEQUENCE OF EVENTS PROBABLY TOOK PLACE IN 10 SECONDS OR LESS. EVEN IN RETROSPECT; I DON'T THINK THIS WAS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION; JUST UNCOMFORTABLE AND DISCONCERTING TO ME AS I FEEL I LET MY CREW DOWN AND I MUST ACCEPT THE ULTIMATE RESPONSIBILITY. IT SURE AS HELL WON'T HAPPEN AGAIN.

Source: NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System (public domain). Reports are voluntary submissions and are not verified by NASA.

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