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FK100 aircraft on descent flight crew forgot to reset altimeters through 18000 ft and leveled 300 ft high on assigned altitude. Corrected altimeters and altitude. No ATC comment.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 352460 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199611 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : dfw |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 11000 msl bound upper : 11300 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zab |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Fokker 100 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | descent other |
| Route In Use | enroute airway : zfw |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 352460 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : undershoot non adherence : clearance other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | 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:
Due to workload I failed, PNF to call out altimeters as we descended through FL180. We were leveled off on the arrival at approximately 11300 ft versus 11000 ft. No higher traffic noted or conflict occurred and ATC did not mention any problems.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FK100 ACFT ON DSCNT FLC FORGOT TO RESET ALTIMETERS THROUGH 18000 FT AND LEVELED 300 FT HIGH ON ASSIGNED ALT. CORRECTED ALTIMETERS AND ALT. NO ATC COMMENT.
Narrative: DUE TO WORKLOAD I FAILED, PNF TO CALL OUT ALTIMETERS AS WE DSNDED THROUGH FL180. WE WERE LEVELED OFF ON THE ARR AT APPROX 11300 FT VERSUS 11000 FT. NO HIGHER TFC NOTED OR CONFLICT OCCURRED AND ATC DID NOT MENTION ANY PROBS.
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.