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Approaching the leveloff altitude FL370, a door seal leak occurred. The flight crew became engrossed in the door seal problem and allowed the aircraft to climb to FL381 before noticing the error and returning to the assigned altitude.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 331030 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199603 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : mlc |
| State Reference | OK |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 37000 msl bound upper : 38100 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zfw |
| Operator | general aviation : corporate |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude cruise other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 135 flight time total : 5000 flight time type : 105 |
| ASRS Report | 331030 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : clearance non adherence : far other anomaly other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : regained aircraft control flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course flight crew : became reoriented |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
We were cleared to climb to FL370. At FL363 door seal started leaking badly. I turned to the first officer and asked him to go back and check out problem. I then turned further around to tell passenger that the problem wasn't serious. When I turned around and scanned instruments, altitude was FL381. I immediately descended to FL370.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: APCHING THE LEVELOFF ALT FL370, A DOOR SEAL LEAK OCCURRED. THE FLC BECAME ENGROSSED IN THE DOOR SEAL PROB AND ALLOWED THE ACFT TO CLB TO FL381 BEFORE NOTICING THE ERROR AND RETURNING TO THE ASSIGNED ALT.
Narrative: WE WERE CLRED TO CLB TO FL370. AT FL363 DOOR SEAL STARTED LEAKING BADLY. I TURNED TO THE FO AND ASKED HIM TO GO BACK AND CHK OUT PROB. I THEN TURNED FURTHER AROUND TO TELL PAX THAT THE PROB WASN'T SERIOUS. WHEN I TURNED AROUND AND SCANNED INSTS, ALT WAS FL381. I IMMEDIATELY DSNDED TO FL370.
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.