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The flight crew forgot to change their altimeter setting climbing through FL180. Consequently, they leveled 500 ft high before correcting their altitude and returning back to their assigned FL260.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 334880 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199604 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : grr |
| State Reference | MI |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 26000 msl bound upper : 26500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zob |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude cruise other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 16500 flight time type : 3000 |
| ASRS Report | 334880 |
| 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 | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified 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:
Local altimeter at grr was 29.25. Forgot to reset altimeter when climbing above FL180. When we leveled at FL260 we were 500 ft high, made an immediate descent to correct altitude and reset altimeter to 29.92. We have an altitude awareness program that is great but we both missed this one. We had a XA30 am departure with a rather short layover (10 hours 15 mins) we arrived at airport 45 mins prior to departure and I didn't feel sluggish but must have been.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: THE FLC FORGOT TO CHANGE THEIR ALTIMETER SETTING CLBING THROUGH FL180. CONSEQUENTLY, THEY LEVELED 500 FT HIGH BEFORE CORRECTING THEIR ALT AND RETURNING BACK TO THEIR ASSIGNED FL260.
Narrative: LCL ALTIMETER AT GRR WAS 29.25. FORGOT TO RESET ALTIMETER WHEN CLBING ABOVE FL180. WHEN WE LEVELED AT FL260 WE WERE 500 FT HIGH, MADE AN IMMEDIATE DSCNT TO CORRECT ALT AND RESET ALTIMETER TO 29.92. WE HAVE AN ALT AWARENESS PROGRAM THAT IS GREAT BUT WE BOTH MISSED THIS ONE. WE HAD A XA30 AM DEP WITH A RATHER SHORT LAYOVER (10 HRS 15 MINS) WE ARRIVED AT ARPT 45 MINS PRIOR TO DEP AND I DIDN'T FEEL SLUGGISH BUT MUST HAVE BEEN.
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.