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Altitude deviation on climb out from airport. Takeoff altitude clearance limit was 3000 ft. Reporter first officer faults controller for asking about what their final altitude was going to be because, as reporter states, 'cleaning up a rapidly climbing airplane plus simultaneous radio work is a short-term demanding workload.'
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 342600 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199607 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : mdw |
| State Reference | IL |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 3000 msl bound upper : 3000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Mixed |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : ord tower : lax |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Route In Use | enroute : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 16200 flight time type : 5000 |
| ASRS Report | 342600 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : clearance |
| Independent Detector | other controllera 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:
Midway takeoff clearance limit was 3000 ft. The airplane was almost empty with a high rate of climb. Nearing 3000 ft, departure asked us if our filed cruise altitude was what we actually wanted. When departure queried us about what we wanted for a final altitude, we were momentarily distracted from altitude awareness. Cleaning up a rapidly climbing airplane plus simultaneous radio work is a short-term demanding workload. It was a poor time for departure to be asking about cruise altitude.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ALTDEV ON CLBOUT FROM ARPT. TKOF ALT CLRNC LIMIT WAS 3000 FT. RPTR FO FAULTS CTLR FOR ASKING ABOUT WHAT THEIR FINAL ALT WAS GOING TO BE BECAUSE, AS RPTR STATES, 'CLEANING UP A RAPIDLY CLBING AIRPLANE PLUS SIMULTANEOUS RADIO WORK IS A SHORT-TERM DEMANDING WORKLOAD.'
Narrative: MIDWAY TKOF CLRNC LIMIT WAS 3000 FT. THE AIRPLANE WAS ALMOST EMPTY WITH A HIGH RATE OF CLB. NEARING 3000 FT, DEP ASKED US IF OUR FILED CRUISE ALT WAS WHAT WE ACTUALLY WANTED. WHEN DEP QUERIED US ABOUT WHAT WE WANTED FOR A FINAL ALT, WE WERE MOMENTARILY DISTRACTED FROM ALT AWARENESS. CLEANING UP A RAPIDLY CLBING AIRPLANE PLUS SIMULTANEOUS RADIO WORK IS A SHORT-TERM DEMANDING WORKLOAD. IT WAS A POOR TIME FOR DEP TO BE ASKING ABOUT CRUISE 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.