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An air carrier MD80 flight crew confuses an assigned heading for an altitude assignment and starts a descent for FL280. The first officer corrects and he returns to FL350 immediately.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 346870 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199609 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : pdx |
| State Reference | OR |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 35000 msl bound upper : 35000 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zse |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Super 80 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Route In Use | enroute : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 346870 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| ASRS Report | 346871 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : excursion from assigned altitude non adherence : far 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:
Captain flying. ATC issued a heading of 280 degrees to intercept the bonvl 3 arrival. I started a descent to FL280 first officer noticed the error. I climbed immediately to FL350. ATC questioned our altitude. We replied, FL350.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN ACR MD80 FLC CONFUSES AN ASSIGNED HDG FOR AN ALT ASSIGNMENT AND STARTS A DSCNT FOR FL280. THE FO CORRECTS AND HE RETURNS TO FL350 IMMEDIATELY.
Narrative: CAPT FLYING. ATC ISSUED A HDG OF 280 DEGS TO INTERCEPT THE BONVL 3 ARR. I STARTED A DSCNT TO FL280 FO NOTICED THE ERROR. I CLBED IMMEDIATELY TO FL350. ATC QUESTIONED OUR ALT. WE REPLIED, FL350.
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.