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Altitude deviation. Reporter captain, PF, erroneously set the heading vector into the altitude window and when engaging VNAV, the aircraft commenced climbing. ATC intervened and alerted flight crew.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 336290 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199605 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : n90 |
| State Reference | NY |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 17000 msl bound upper : 19500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : n90 |
| 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 |
| Route In Use | enroute airway : n90 |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time total : 15000 |
| ASRS Report | 336290 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : atp pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 6000 flight time type : 720 |
| ASRS Report | 336433 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : excursion from assigned altitude non adherence : clearance |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Clearance was 'fly heading 270 degrees and intercept ptw 059 degree radial to lanna.' crew member put FL270 in the altitude window and engaged VNAV. Other crew member did not notice. Assigned altitude was 17000 ft. Nyc called at FL190 aircraft got as high as FL195. Aircraft was handed over to N90 prior to leveloff at 17000 ft and was immediately cleared to FL280. Crew members did not verbalize altitude.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ALTDEV. RPTR CAPT, PF, ERRONEOUSLY SET THE HDG VECTOR INTO THE ALT WINDOW AND WHEN ENGAGING VNAV, THE ACFT COMMENCED CLBING. ATC INTERVENED AND ALERTED FLC.
Narrative: CLRNC WAS 'FLY HDG 270 DEGS AND INTERCEPT PTW 059 DEG RADIAL TO LANNA.' CREW MEMBER PUT FL270 IN THE ALT WINDOW AND ENGAGED VNAV. OTHER CREW MEMBER DID NOT NOTICE. ASSIGNED ALT WAS 17000 FT. NYC CALLED AT FL190 ACFT GOT AS HIGH AS FL195. ACFT WAS HANDED OVER TO N90 PRIOR TO LEVELOFF AT 17000 FT AND WAS IMMEDIATELY CLRED TO FL280. CREW MEMBERS DID NOT VERBALIZE ALT.
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.