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Air carrier medium large transport set altitude to wrong pressure reading. Reporter says the ATIS was not clear on VOR frequency.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 200169 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199201 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : bwz |
| State Reference | NJ |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 10000 msl bound upper : 10000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : n90 |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | cruise other descent other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 143 flight time total : 4865 flight time type : 365 |
| ASRS Report | 200169 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : clearance |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
| Situations | |
| ATC Facility | procedure or policy : unspecified |
Narrative:
Copied ATIS information on VOR frequency 115.7. Both the captain and I 'heard' the altitude setting as 3041 and set that value in the kollsman windows. There is too much noise on VOR frequencys with static and identifiers etc. To safely use these frequencys for ATIS critical information. Although we caught this error before an incident occurred, it could have resulted in a serious altitude deviation. Recommend we discontinue use of VOR for ATIS information broadcasts.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ACR MLG SET ALT TO WRONG PRESSURE READING. RPTR SAYS THE ATIS WAS NOT CLR ON VOR FREQ.
Narrative: COPIED ATIS INFO ON VOR FREQ 115.7. BOTH THE CAPT AND I 'HEARD' THE ALT SETTING AS 3041 AND SET THAT VALUE IN THE KOLLSMAN WINDOWS. THERE IS TOO MUCH NOISE ON VOR FREQS WITH STATIC AND IDENTIFIERS ETC. TO SAFELY USE THESE FREQS FOR ATIS CRITICAL INFO. ALTHOUGH WE CAUGHT THIS ERROR BEFORE AN INCIDENT OCCURRED, IT COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A SERIOUS ALTDEV. RECOMMEND WE DISCONTINUE USE OF VOR FOR ATIS INFO BROADCASTS.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.