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A300 flight crew; distracted by getting coffee; failed to execute a climb to a higher altitude until alerted by ATC.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1081969 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201304 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZAB.ARTCC |
| State Reference | NM |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | A300 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | MCP |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | Pilot Not Flying First Officer |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Altitude Undershoot Deviation - Procedural Clearance Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
Narrative:
On climbout the filed altitude was FL330 ATC told us to maintain FL310. He said he needed us at that altitude for a while. We both decided to get coffee and while pouring the coffee; ATC gave us a climb to FL330. I set FL330 in the fcp and pulled the knob. Distracted with the coffee pouring; I failed to confirm the aircraft going into the climb mode. A few minutes later ATC called and said; 'didn't I give you a climb to FL330?' we said; 'yes.' I realized my mistake.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A300 flight crew; distracted by getting coffee; failed to execute a climb to a higher altitude until alerted by ATC.
Narrative: On climbout the filed altitude was FL330 ATC told us to maintain FL310. He said he needed us at that altitude for a while. We both decided to get coffee and while pouring the coffee; ATC gave us a climb to FL330. I set FL330 in the FCP and pulled the knob. Distracted with the coffee pouring; I failed to confirm the aircraft going into the climb mode. A few minutes later ATC called and said; 'Didn't I give you a climb to FL330?' We said; 'Yes.' I realized my mistake.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 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.