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ZHU ARTCC questions altitude. Crew switched xponders. Problem was corrected. Maintenance write-up made.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 469370 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200004 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | navaid : act.vortac |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | msl single value : 16000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zhu.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | ATR 72 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Route In Use | enroute : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine |
| Experience | flight time total : 3025 |
| ASRS Report | 469370 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : overcame equipment problem |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
With the autoplt engaged, the PF leveled at 16000 ft. ZHU said we were 800 ft high. I switched to transponder #1 and ZHU verified our altitude of 16000 ft. To prevent another recurrence, I wrote up the inoperative transponder for our company's maintenance to fix.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ZHU ARTCC QUESTIONS ALT. CREW SWITCHED XPONDERS. PROB WAS CORRECTED. MAINT WRITE-UP MADE.
Narrative: WITH THE AUTOPLT ENGAGED, THE PF LEVELED AT 16000 FT. ZHU SAID WE WERE 800 FT HIGH. I SWITCHED TO XPONDER #1 AND ZHU VERIFIED OUR ALT OF 16000 FT. TO PREVENT ANOTHER RECURRENCE, I WROTE UP THE INOP XPONDER FOR OUR COMPANY'S MAINT TO FIX.
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.