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Altitude deviation altitude undershot in climb due to wrong altimeter setting kept from departure airport. Qnh versus qne.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 349340 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199610 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : fgt |
| State Reference | MN |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 30480 msl bound upper : 31000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Dusk |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zmp |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude cruise other |
| Route In Use | enroute airway : zmp |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 4000 |
| ASRS Report | 349340 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : undershoot non adherence : published procedure non adherence : clearance other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course flight crew : became reoriented other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Did not reset altimeters out of FL180 after departing XXX. We were on a lifeguard flight and we were slightly distracted during climb working on coordination with ATC. We ended up leveling off about 300 ft too low at cruise. ZZZ center brought it to our attention. We reset altimeters which were still at 30.44 and used vertical speed to regain our proper altitude. We were receiving priority handling which created extra communication. In reality we just had a box of human eyes on board as part of a donor system. And I don't really feel that it really warranted all the extra handling that ATC sometimes equates with a lifeguard radio identify.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ALTDEV ALT UNDERSHOT IN CLB DUE TO WRONG ALTIMETER SETTING KEPT FROM DEP ARPT. QNH VERSUS QNE.
Narrative: DID NOT RESET ALTIMETERS OUT OF FL180 AFTER DEPARTING XXX. WE WERE ON A LIFEGUARD FLT AND WE WERE SLIGHTLY DISTRACTED DURING CLB WORKING ON COORD WITH ATC. WE ENDED UP LEVELING OFF ABOUT 300 FT TOO LOW AT CRUISE. ZZZ CTR BROUGHT IT TO OUR ATTN. WE RESET ALTIMETERS WHICH WERE STILL AT 30.44 AND USED VERT SPD TO REGAIN OUR PROPER ALT. WE WERE RECEIVING PRIORITY HANDLING WHICH CREATED EXTRA COM. IN REALITY WE JUST HAD A BOX OF HUMAN EYES ON BOARD AS PART OF A DONOR SYS. AND I DON'T REALLY FEEL THAT IT REALLY WARRANTED ALL THE EXTRA HANDLING THAT ATC SOMETIMES EQUATES WITH A LIFEGUARD RADIO IDENT.
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.