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An MD80 flight crew fails to reset their altimeter to local qnh and undershoot their assigned altitude south of ord, il.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 463440 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200002 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : ord.airport |
| State Reference | IL |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 10000 msl bound upper : 18000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : c90.tracon tower : ellx.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | descent : intermediate altitude |
| Route In Use | arrival star : okk 1 |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 5000 |
| ASRS Report | 463440 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : published procedure non adherence : company policies non adherence : clearance other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : became reoriented flight crew : returned to assigned altitude |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Environmental Factor Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft ATC Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Our arrival STAR 'OKK1' was revised and we were distracted from resetting our GPS while descending through 18000 ft. VFR conditions at all time. Noticed wrong altimeter setting at 10000 ft. Next time 1 pilot should focus on altimeter while the other revises GPS.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN MD80 FLC FAILS TO RESET THEIR ALTIMETER TO LCL QNH AND UNDERSHOOT THEIR ASSIGNED ALT S OF ORD, IL.
Narrative: OUR ARR STAR 'OKK1' WAS REVISED AND WE WERE DISTRACTED FROM RESETTING OUR GPS WHILE DSNDING THROUGH 18000 FT. VFR CONDITIONS AT ALL TIME. NOTICED WRONG ALTIMETER SETTING AT 10000 FT. NEXT TIME 1 PLT SHOULD FOCUS ON ALTIMETER WHILE THE OTHER REVISES GPS.
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.