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Flight crew of B757 resets captain's altimeter at FL180 but neglects to set first officer's altimeter. First officer was flying. Altitude deviation.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 397211 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199803 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : dca |
| State Reference | DC |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 25000 msl bound upper : 25250 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zdc |
| 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 |
| Route In Use | enroute : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-90 Series (DC-9-90) Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 115 flight time total : 3500 flight time type : 115 |
| ASRS Report | 397211 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : overshoot 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 |
| Consequence | Other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 42000 vertical : 750 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
We were cleared up to FL250 on a vector because of traffic. We had traffic in sight. First officer was flying and operating the radios while captain made PA to passenger/cabin. Passing through FL180 the captain reset altimeter to 29.92 but climb check was not accomplished yet because both crew members were accomplishing other tasks. Copilot's altimeter was still set to washington dulles local altimeter when leveling at FL250, while captain's was at 29.92, which caused a discrepancy.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLC OF B757 RESETS CAPT'S ALTIMETER AT FL180 BUT NEGLECTS TO SET FO'S ALTIMETER. FO WAS FLYING. ALTDEV.
Narrative: WE WERE CLRED UP TO FL250 ON A VECTOR BECAUSE OF TFC. WE HAD TFC IN SIGHT. FO WAS FLYING AND OPERATING THE RADIOS WHILE CAPT MADE PA TO PAX/CABIN. PASSING THROUGH FL180 THE CAPT RESET ALTIMETER TO 29.92 BUT CLB CHK WAS NOT ACCOMPLISHED YET BECAUSE BOTH CREW MEMBERS WERE ACCOMPLISHING OTHER TASKS. COPLT'S ALTIMETER WAS STILL SET TO WASHINGTON DULLES LCL ALTIMETER WHEN LEVELING AT FL250, WHILE CAPT'S WAS AT 29.92, WHICH CAUSED A DISCREPANCY.
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.