Date: 201409
Local time of day: 1801-2400
Location: DFW.Airport, TX
Aircraft: MD-82
Operator: Air Carrier
Operating under: Part 121
Flight plan: IFR
Mission: Passenger
Flight phase: Initial Approach
Airspace: Class E D10
ATC / advisory: TRACON D10
Aircraft component: Altitude Hold/Capture
Component problem: Improperly Operated
Reporter organization: Air Carrier
Reporter function: Captain; Pilot Not Flying
Reporter qualification: Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Human factors: Situational Awareness; Human-Machine Interface
Second reporter function: First Officer; Pilot Flying
Anomaly: Deviation - Altitude Crossing Restriction Not Met; Deviation - Altitude Overshoot; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Clearance; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy
Detector: Person Flight Crew
When detected: In-flight
Result: Flight Crew Overcame Equipment Problem; Flight Crew Returned To Clearance
Contributing factors: Aircraft; Human Factors
Primary problem: Ambiguous

Narrative: I was the Captain and pilot monitoring; new First Officer was pilot flying. On KLNDR 1 arrival into DFW; first time flying this new arrival for both the CA and FO. Approaching 11;000 ft in the descent ALT CAP annunciated; aircraft configuration changed with speed brakes and slats in order to decelerate. Aircraft did not go into ALT HLD and consequently descended approximately 250 ft low before descent was arrested and climb back to altitude immediately initiated. FO had very recently completed IOE; and although she did not recall doing so; I suspect she had moved the vertical speed wheel on the flight guidance panel after ALT CAP was annunciated; a common mistake for pilots inexperienced in the aircraft. There was much happening at that moment with altitude; speed and configuration. Captain should have ensured the altitude capture and hold at that critical point in the descent. Train everyone on the new arrivals; either in ground school; or through distance learning; especially the new hire pilots; or go back to the old arrivals for MD80 aircraft. Otherwise; I believe we will see more of these deviations; especially with new hire pilots inexperienced in the aircraft. The workload on the MD80s with these new arrivals; while instructing new pilots; is formidable. I believe an aircraft without a true VNAV capability is a 'deviation waiting to happen.'


Second narrative: Captain was pilot monitoring and new First Officer was pilot flying. On KLNDR 1 Arrival into DFW; first time flying this new arrival for both the CA and FO. Approaching 11;000 ft in the descent ALT CAP annunciated; aircraft configuration changed with speed brakes and slats in order to decelerate. Aircraft did not go into ALT HLD and consequently descended approximately 250 ft low before descent was arrested and climb back to altitude immediately initiated.


Synopsis: MD80 flight crew experiences an altitude deviation leveling at 11;000 feet on the KLNDR 1 Arrival into DFW. The First Officer was new and the Captain believes that the vertical speed wheel may have been bumped during the level off. He also believes that the MD80; an aircraft without a true VNAV capability; is a 'deviation waiting to happen.'