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An EMB120 flight crew fails to reset their altimeter to 29 pt 92 when climbing through FL180, leveling 230 ft too high in cruise in ZHU airspace.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 470540 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200004 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : bpt.airport |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 21000 msl bound upper : 21230 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zhu.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Brasilia EMB-120 All Series |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : vacating altitude cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 70 flight time total : 4100 flight time type : 2700 |
| ASRS Report | 470540 |
| 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 : published procedure non adherence : clearance non adherence : company policies |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Climbing through FL180 I believe we were distraction by discussion on ATC ranting amongst ourselves, and we forgot to place the altimeter setting to 29.92. Instead we left it at 30.15. At FL210 we were actually at FL212.3. We did not have any altitude incursions with other aircraft. The first officer and I both realized the mistake during descent and on subsequent flts paid a great deal of attention even to the minor details.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN EMB120 FLC FAILS TO RESET THEIR ALTIMETER TO 29 PT 92 WHEN CLBING THROUGH FL180, LEVELING 230 FT TOO HIGH IN CRUISE IN ZHU AIRSPACE.
Narrative: CLBING THROUGH FL180 I BELIEVE WE WERE DISTR BY DISCUSSION ON ATC RANTING AMONGST OURSELVES, AND WE FORGOT TO PLACE THE ALTIMETER SETTING TO 29.92. INSTEAD WE LEFT IT AT 30.15. AT FL210 WE WERE ACTUALLY AT FL212.3. WE DID NOT HAVE ANY ALT INCURSIONS WITH OTHER ACFT. THE FO AND I BOTH REALIZED THE MISTAKE DURING DSCNT AND ON SUBSEQUENT FLTS PAID A GREAT DEAL OF ATTN EVEN TO THE MINOR DETAILS.
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.