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Failed to reset altimeter climbing through 18000 ft, leveled low, then caught error and corrected altitude.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 324840 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199601 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : mmty |
| State Reference | FO |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 18000 msl bound upper : 18000 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : mmty tower : clt |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Fokker 100 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| 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 |
| ASRS Report | 324840 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : clearance other anomaly other |
| 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 |
Narrative:
Climbing through 18000 ft, failed to reset altimeter to standard. Leveled off low. When caught, corrected as soon as possible. No traffic conflict. ATC says no problem.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FAILED TO RESET ALTIMETER CLBING THROUGH 18000 FT, LEVELED LOW, THEN CAUGHT ERROR AND CORRECTED ALT.
Narrative: CLBING THROUGH 18000 FT, FAILED TO RESET ALTIMETER TO STD. LEVELED OFF LOW. WHEN CAUGHT, CORRECTED ASAP. NO TFC CONFLICT. ATC SAYS NO PROB.
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.