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An air carrier medium large transport crew failed to make an altitude crossing, then had a TCASII altitude from their newly re-assigned altitude.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 212343 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199206 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : ott |
| State Reference | PA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 15000 msl bound upper : 24000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Mixed |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zdc tower : mri |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | cruise other descent other |
| Route In Use | arrival other arrival star : star |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 5500 flight time type : 450 |
| ASRS Report | 212343 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 260 flight time total : 14000 flight time type : 260 |
| ASRS Report | 212338 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : crossing restriction not met conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : clearance other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course flight crew : took evasive action |
| Consequence | Other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 6000 vertical : 700 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation other |
Narrative:
Crossing jaybo intersection at FL240 ZDC informed us we were supposed to be at 15000 ft. Our last assigned altitude was FL240. He told us to maintain FL240 and gave us a frequency change. Immediately after checking in, we received a TCASII RA. We took evasive action, descending and turning away from the contact. ZDC then questioned us as to our altitude. I informed him we were at FL230, having descended in response to a TCASII RA. With the traffic in sight, we climbed back to FL240 as requested. After some communication confusion with vectors we rejoined the dpnt 3 arrival and proceeded to phl.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN ACR MLG CREW FAILED TO MAKE AN ALT XING, THEN HAD A TCASII ALT FROM THEIR NEWLY RE-ASSIGNED ALT.
Narrative: XING JAYBO INTXN AT FL240 ZDC INFORMED US WE WERE SUPPOSED TO BE AT 15000 FT. OUR LAST ASSIGNED ALT WAS FL240. HE TOLD US TO MAINTAIN FL240 AND GAVE US A FREQ CHANGE. IMMEDIATELY AFTER CHKING IN, WE RECEIVED A TCASII RA. WE TOOK EVASIVE ACTION, DSNDING AND TURNING AWAY FROM THE CONTACT. ZDC THEN QUESTIONED US AS TO OUR ALT. I INFORMED HIM WE WERE AT FL230, HAVING DSNDED IN RESPONSE TO A TCASII RA. WITH THE TFC IN SIGHT, WE CLBED BACK TO FL240 AS REQUESTED. AFTER SOME COM CONFUSION WITH VECTORS WE REJOINED THE DPNT 3 ARR AND PROCEEDED TO PHL.
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.