 |
37000 Feet | Browse and search NASA's Aviation Safety Reporting System |
|
Air carrier light transport operated in positive control area with inoperative mode C and non operative altimeter. Return flight same situation.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 230995 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199301 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : mco |
| State Reference | FL |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 16100 msl bound upper : 18200 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zjx |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude cruise other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 280 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 280 |
| ASRS Report | 230995 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
On climb out of mco I noticed the altitude arm light on the captain's altimeter lighted and cross-checked with mine. His showed 16100 ft and mine showed 18200 ft and climbing to our assigned altitude of FL190. I brought this to the captain's attention. We were in positive control area and IMC with no mode C operating. I suggested we return to mco due to a 3000 ft altimeter error, the captain elected to continue to eyw. In eyw the aircraft was signed off for a ferry flight to mco again. I was the PF and explained to the captain that we had no mode C and that we needed to stay below 12500 ft and make arrangements to enter the TCA at mco. He ordered me to continue on our flight at FL200 and land at mco.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ACR LTT OPERATED IN PCA WITH INOP MODE C AND NON OPERATIVE ALTIMETER. RETURN FLT SAME SITUATION.
Narrative: ON CLB OUT OF MCO I NOTICED THE ALT ARM LIGHT ON THE CAPT'S ALTIMETER LIGHTED AND CROSS-CHKED WITH MINE. HIS SHOWED 16100 FT AND MINE SHOWED 18200 FT AND CLBING TO OUR ASSIGNED ALT OF FL190. I BROUGHT THIS TO THE CAPT'S ATTN. WE WERE IN PCA AND IMC WITH NO MODE C OPERATING. I SUGGESTED WE RETURN TO MCO DUE TO A 3000 FT ALTIMETER ERROR, THE CAPT ELECTED TO CONTINUE TO EYW. IN EYW THE ACFT WAS SIGNED OFF FOR A FERRY FLT TO MCO AGAIN. I WAS THE PF AND EXPLAINED TO THE CAPT THAT WE HAD NO MODE C AND THAT WE NEEDED TO STAY BELOW 12500 FT AND MAKE ARRANGEMENTS TO ENTER THE TCA AT MCO. HE ORDERED ME TO CONTINUE ON OUR FLT AT FL200 AND LAND AT MCO.
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.