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A B747-200 PIC is busted on a line check by his check captain for an altitude overshoot while detouring thunderstorm activity.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 440940 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199906 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | navaid : vhp.vor |
| State Reference | IN |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 22000 msl bound upper : 22600 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Weather Elements | Thunderstorm |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zid.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B747-100 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other vortac |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Route In Use | enroute : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 16000 flight time type : 1050 |
| ASRS Report | 440940 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer observation : company check pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : overshoot inflight encounter : weather non adherence : company policies non adherence : clearance |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : returned to original clearance |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Environmental Factor Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
During line check, check airman requested vectors that led us into a line of thunderstorm cells. ATC was giving everybody vectors, with 2000 ft step-climbs. Workload was high. I was more focused on avoiding WX and did not see check airman fail to arm the altitude select function. Check airman yelled at FL226 and I corrected back to FL220. Needless to say, the check airman busted me on my line check. Lesson learned: never trust the other pilot to do his job (arming the altitude select mode of the autoplt/FGS) -- especially a check airman. Always check and xchk.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B747-200 PIC IS BUSTED ON A LINE CHK BY HIS CHK CAPT FOR AN ALT OVERSHOOT WHILE DETOURING TSTM ACTIVITY.
Narrative: DURING LINE CHK, CHK AIRMAN REQUESTED VECTORS THAT LED US INTO A LINE OF TSTM CELLS. ATC WAS GIVING EVERYBODY VECTORS, WITH 2000 FT STEP-CLBS. WORKLOAD WAS HIGH. I WAS MORE FOCUSED ON AVOIDING WX AND DID NOT SEE CHK AIRMAN FAIL TO ARM THE ALT SELECT FUNCTION. CHK AIRMAN YELLED AT FL226 AND I CORRECTED BACK TO FL220. NEEDLESS TO SAY, THE CHK AIRMAN BUSTED ME ON MY LINE CHK. LESSON LEARNED: NEVER TRUST THE OTHER PLT TO DO HIS JOB (ARMING THE ALT SELECT MODE OF THE AUTOPLT/FGS) -- ESPECIALLY A CHK AIRMAN. ALWAYS CHK AND XCHK.
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.