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Flight crew of a widebody transport forgot to reset their altimeter during climb at a foreign departure point resulting in less than standard separation from other traffic.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 327890 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199602 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : lgw |
| State Reference | FO |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 10000 msl bound upper : 10300 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Mixed |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : lgw |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B747-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | other : unknown |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | other other : other pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time total : 15000 |
| ASRS Report | 327890 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe altitude deviation : overshoot conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : clearance non adherence : required legal separation other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : returned to assigned altitude |
| Consequence | faa : investigated |
| Miss Distance | vertical : 700 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Took off with altimeter setting of 998 millibars. Translation altitude is 6000 ft. On climb out, engine instruments flashed off and on tripping the autothrottles. After reset we approached 10000 ft when I noticed that altimeters were not reset. Reset to 1013 millibars at 10300 ft approximately and descended to FL100. Traffic crossing at FL110, never saw him. Controller filed a deviation report.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLC OF A WDB FORGOT TO RESET THEIR ALTIMETER DURING CLB AT A FOREIGN DEP POINT RESULTING IN LTSS FROM OTHER TFC.
Narrative: TOOK OFF WITH ALTIMETER SETTING OF 998 MILLIBARS. TRANSLATION ALT IS 6000 FT. ON CLB OUT, ENG INSTS FLASHED OFF AND ON TRIPPING THE AUTOTHROTTLES. AFTER RESET WE APCHED 10000 FT WHEN I NOTICED THAT ALTIMETERS WERE NOT RESET. RESET TO 1013 MILLIBARS AT 10300 FT APPROX AND DSNDED TO FL100. TFC XING AT FL110, NEVER SAW HIM. CTLR FILED A DEV RPT.
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.