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Flight crew of an medium large transport overshot assigned cruise altitude due to failing to reset their altimeters passing FL180. ARTCC radar controller intervened and questioned their altitude which caused them to recognize their error.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 424501 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199812 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : jfk |
| State Reference | NY |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 35000 msl bound upper : 36000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Route In Use | departure other departure sid : sid enroute airway : zny |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : flight engineer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 17000 flight time type : 180 |
| ASRS Report | 424501 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 300 flight time total : 11000 flight time type : 3000 |
| ASRS Report | 424500 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : overshoot other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Altimeter set at 28.92 passing FL180 in climb instead of 29.92. Questioned by controller, first officer reset altimeter and descended to FL350. There appeared to be no conflicts with any other aircraft.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLC OF AN MLG OVERSHOT ASSIGNED CRUISE ALT DUE TO FAILING TO RESET THEIR ALTIMETERS PASSING FL180. ARTCC RADAR CTLR INTERVENED AND QUESTIONED THEIR ALT WHICH CAUSED THEM TO RECOGNIZE THEIR ERROR.
Narrative: ALTIMETER SET AT 28.92 PASSING FL180 IN CLB INSTEAD OF 29.92. QUESTIONED BY CTLR, FO RESET ALTIMETER AND DSNDED TO FL350. THERE APPEARED TO BE NO CONFLICTS WITH ANY OTHER ACFT.
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.