<< >> NASA ASRS Report 456130, November 1999

Flight crew of B737-0800 overshot assigned altitude during climb resulting in ARTCC controller questioning their actual clearance and then clearing them to a higher altitude.

Attributes
ACN	456130
Time
Date	199911
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : atl.airport
State Reference	GA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 14000 msl bound upper : 15000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : ztl.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-800
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 250
ASRS Report	456130
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : clearance other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued alert controller : issued new clearance none taken : anomaly accepted none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Departure calls up and asks what altitude we are cleared to. We respond 15000 ft. Both pilots heard 15000 ft and followed company procedures. Center then says he thinks 14000 ft, but immediately clears us to FL230.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC OF B737-0800 OVERSHOT ASSIGNED ALT DURING CLB RESULTING IN ARTCC CTLR QUESTIONING THEIR ACTUAL CLRNC AND THEN CLRING THEM TO A HIGHER ALT.

Narrative: DEP CALLS UP AND ASKS WHAT ALT WE ARE CLRED TO. WE RESPOND 15000 FT. BOTH PLTS HEARD 15000 FT AND FOLLOWED COMPANY PROCS. CTR THEN SAYS HE THINKS 14000 FT, BUT IMMEDIATELY CLRS US TO FL230.

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.