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Fokker 100 deviating thunderstorms and communication with dispatch regarding fuel, failed to reset altimeter out of FL180. Descending to 11000 ft controller questioned altitude when error was caught.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 366740 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199704 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : jen |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 10700 msl bound upper : 11000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Mixed |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : dfw |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Fokker 100 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | descent other |
| Route In Use | arrival star : star |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 366740 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| ASRS Report | 366741 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : overshoot inflight encounter : weather non adherence : far non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
We were distracted by thunderstorm deviations and talking to dispatch about fuel. We failed to reset our altimeters at FL180. The error was caught when we leveled at 11000 ft and approach control questioned our altitude. We had 29.92 set while the current altimeter was 29.61.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FOKKER 100 DEVIATING TSTMS AND COM WITH DISPATCH REGARDING FUEL, FAILED TO RESET ALTIMETER OUT OF FL180. DSNDING TO 11000 FT CTLR QUESTIONED ALT WHEN ERROR WAS CAUGHT.
Narrative: WE WERE DISTRACTED BY TSTM DEVS AND TALKING TO DISPATCH ABOUT FUEL. WE FAILED TO RESET OUR ALTIMETERS AT FL180. THE ERROR WAS CAUGHT WHEN WE LEVELED AT 11000 FT AND APCH CTL QUESTIONED OUR ALT. WE HAD 29.92 SET WHILE THE CURRENT ALTIMETER WAS 29.61.
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.