 |
37000 Feet | Browse and search NASA's Aviation Safety Reporting System |
|
First officer of an medium large transport leveled off above assigned crossing altitude due to misunderstanding clearance and the captain distraction by a PA announcement.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 432622 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199903 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| State Reference | NJ |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 7000 msl bound upper : 8000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : n90.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | descent : intermediate altitude |
| Route In Use | arrival star : fqm.fqm1 |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 13500 flight time type : 5000 |
| ASRS Report | 432622 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : crossing restriction not met altitude deviation : undershoot non adherence : clearance |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued alert flight crew : returned to original clearance |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Crossed sweet at 8000 ft. Cleared to cross at 7000 ft. First officer misunderstood clearance. Captain making PA. Had 7000 ft in the altitude alerter. I didn't monitor first officer closely enough and should have completed PA prior to critical crossing restr.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FO OF AN MLG LEVELED OFF ABOVE ASSIGNED XING ALT DUE TO MISUNDERSTANDING CLRNC AND THE CAPT DISTR BY A PA ANNOUNCEMENT.
Narrative: CROSSED SWEET AT 8000 FT. CLRED TO CROSS AT 7000 FT. FO MISUNDERSTOOD CLRNC. CAPT MAKING PA. HAD 7000 FT IN THE ALT ALERTER. I DIDN'T MONITOR FO CLOSELY ENOUGH AND SHOULD HAVE COMPLETED PA PRIOR TO CRITICAL XING RESTR.
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.