A light transport flight crew reported entering rvsm airspace with incomplete rvsm paperwork. They r...

Attributes
ACN	1290711
Time
Date	201508
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	ZKC.ARTCC
State Reference	KS
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Light Transport Low Wing 2 Turbojet Eng
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Climb
Route In Use	Direct
Flight Plan	IFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Aircraft Documentation
Person 1
Function	Captain Pilot Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Instrument
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 71 Flight Crew Total 10730 Flight Crew Type 3850
Person 2
Function	First Officer Pilot Not Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Multiengine
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 62 Flight Crew Total 6311 Flight Crew Type 3651
Events
Anomaly	ATC Issue All Types Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Airspace Violation All Types Deviation - Procedural Clearance Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Inflight Event / Encounter Other / Unknown

Narrative:

Crew departed with new aircraft. We completely forgot about our rvsm paperwork not being complete and climbed up into rvsm airspace without advising ATC. We briefly leveled at FL350 then continued climbing to FL410. It was then that we realized our mistake and notified ATC. They approved a climb out of rvsm airspace to FL430. We were told to call ATC when we landed.previously the aircraft completed several high altitude acceptance test flights before departing (including an rvsm monitoring flight). We preregistered with the orl FSDO and all that was needed was a copy of our aircraft registration and airworthiness certificate to complete the rvsm LOA. The [aircraft] fleet and our crew is rvsm certified and has been flying in rvsm airspace since the rvsm program was initiated.at no time was there ever a safety issue in this scenario! This is nothing but a paperwork issue. The plane and crew are capable of safely operating in rvsm airspace. Two pieces of paperwork unrelated to rvsm were not at our FSDO to complete our LOA. Finally; ATC would not have been aware of this issue had we not confessed our error.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A light transport flight crew reported entering RVSM airspace with incomplete RVSM paperwork. They realized their mistake; notified ATC; and were then climbed above RVSM airspace.

Narrative: Crew departed with new aircraft. We completely forgot about our RVSM paperwork not being complete and climbed up into RVSM airspace without advising ATC. We briefly leveled at FL350 then continued climbing to FL410. It was then that we realized our mistake and notified ATC. They approved a climb out of RVSM airspace to FL430. We were told to call ATC when we landed.Previously the aircraft completed several high altitude acceptance test flights before departing (including an RVSM monitoring flight). We preregistered with the ORL FSDO and all that was needed was a copy of our aircraft registration and airworthiness certificate to complete the RVSM LOA. The [aircraft] fleet and our crew is RVSM certified and has been flying in RVSM airspace since the RVSM program was initiated.At no time was there ever a safety issue in this scenario! This is nothing but a paperwork issue. The plane and crew are capable of safely operating in RVSM airspace. Two pieces of paperwork unrelated to RVSM were not at our FSDO to complete our LOA. Finally; ATC would not have been aware of this issue had we not confessed our error.

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A light transport flight crew reported entering rvsm airspace with incomplete rvsm paperwork. They realized their mistake; notified ATC; and were then climbed above rvsm airspace.