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ATR 42 iah to hrl maintaining FL180. Cleared to climb and maintain FL200. Captain failed to set altitude in FMS. Controller called as the aircraft was leaving FL204. Returned to FL200.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 352060 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199611 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : crp |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 20000 msl bound upper : 20400 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zhu |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | ATR 42 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 4000 |
| ASRS Report | 352060 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 3800 flight time type : 640 |
| ASRS Report | 352050 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : clearance non adherence : far |
| 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:
On a flight from iah to hrl at cruise flight of FL180, we were advised by ATC that FL180 would be unusable. We were then assigned FL200. Upon setting up the FMS, I neglected to dial in the newly assigned altitude. Passing through FL204, ATC asked our altitude, in which I responded that I was leveling at FL200. She had advised me that my altitude readout was FL204. I thanked her and advised her we were level at FL200 after returning to it.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ATR 42 IAH TO HRL MAINTAINING FL180. CLRED TO CLB AND MAINTAIN FL200. CAPT FAILED TO SET ALT IN FMS. CTLR CALLED AS THE ACFT WAS LEAVING FL204. RETURNED TO FL200.
Narrative: ON A FLT FROM IAH TO HRL AT CRUISE FLT OF FL180, WE WERE ADVISED BY ATC THAT FL180 WOULD BE UNUSABLE. WE WERE THEN ASSIGNED FL200. UPON SETTING UP THE FMS, I NEGLECTED TO DIAL IN THE NEWLY ASSIGNED ALT. PASSING THROUGH FL204, ATC ASKED OUR ALT, IN WHICH I RESPONDED THAT I WAS LEVELING AT FL200. SHE HAD ADVISED ME THAT MY ALT READOUT WAS FL204. I THANKED HER AND ADVISED HER WE WERE LEVEL AT FL200 AFTER RETURNING TO IT.
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.