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A descending MD80 undershoots its altitude and crossing restr when the captain fails to reset his altimeter to the local altimeter setting.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 438330 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199905 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | navaid : clt.vortac |
| State Reference | NC |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 13000 msl bound upper : 13300 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : clt.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other vortac |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach descent : intermediate altitude |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 13000 flight time type : 5000 |
| ASRS Report | 438330 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : crossing restriction not met non adherence : published procedure non adherence : clearance |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued advisory flight crew : returned to assigned airspace |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
During descent, the first officer was flying and he got behind in the descent. I was helping him make the assigned crossing. I was distraction when passing FL180 and did not set the current setting in the altimeter. So when we were approaching 13000 ft and it looked like we were going to go through our assigned altitude. I stopped the descent and climb slightly. So we missed our crossing altitude by 300 ft.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A DSNDING MD80 UNDERSHOOTS ITS ALT AND XING RESTR WHEN THE CAPT FAILS TO RESET HIS ALTIMETER TO THE LCL ALTIMETER SETTING.
Narrative: DURING DSCNT, THE FO WAS FLYING AND HE GOT BEHIND IN THE DSCNT. I WAS HELPING HIM MAKE THE ASSIGNED XING. I WAS DISTR WHEN PASSING FL180 AND DID NOT SET THE CURRENT SETTING IN THE ALTIMETER. SO WHEN WE WERE APCHING 13000 FT AND IT LOOKED LIKE WE WERE GOING TO GO THROUGH OUR ASSIGNED ALT. I STOPPED THE DSCNT AND CLB SLIGHTLY. SO WE MISSED OUR XING ALT BY 300 FT.
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.