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Captain of air carrier widebody transport aircraft overshot climb altitude restriction due to failure to reset altitude at FL180.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 218396 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199208 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : vwv |
| State Reference | OH |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 20000 msl bound upper : 20400 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zob |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Widebody, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 10000 |
| ASRS Report | 218396 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 9500 flight time type : 2800 |
| ASRS Report | 218398 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : clearance other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | atc equipment other atc equipment : unspecified other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
During climb out, FL230 was assigned, then modified to FL200 while passing through 18000 ft MSL. Autoplt was in use. After normal leveloff at FL200, ATC noted that altitude readout was FL204. We then noted that captain's standby altimeter (which is controling) had not been reset to 29.92. Altimeter was reset and ATC seemed to accept explanation. There were no other aircraft nearby and apparently no conflict occurred.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CAPT OF ACR WDB ACFT OVERSHOT CLB ALT RESTRICTION DUE TO FAILURE TO RESET ALT AT FL180.
Narrative: DURING CLBOUT, FL230 WAS ASSIGNED, THEN MODIFIED TO FL200 WHILE PASSING THROUGH 18000 FT MSL. AUTOPLT WAS IN USE. AFTER NORMAL LEVELOFF AT FL200, ATC NOTED THAT ALT READOUT WAS FL204. WE THEN NOTED THAT CAPT'S STANDBY ALTIMETER (WHICH IS CTLING) HAD NOT BEEN RESET TO 29.92. ALTIMETER WAS RESET AND ATC SEEMED TO ACCEPT EXPLANATION. THERE WERE NO OTHER ACFT NEARBY AND APPARENTLY NO CONFLICT OCCURRED.
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.