New york commercial radio challenges air carrier flight crew position report.

Attributes
ACN	508242
Time
Date	200104
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	intersection : nance
State Reference	US
Altitude	msl single value : 39000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zny.artcc tracon : m98.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	A330
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Route In Use	enroute airway : r763.airway
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 75 flight time total : 19700 flight time type : 250
ASRS Report	508242
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other other : 3
Resolutory Action	controller : issued advisory flight crew : became reoriented
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

When I returned to cockpit after using forward lavatory, the SELCAL started to buzz just as I was strapping in. Commercial radio wanted us to confirm our altitude. I acknowledged that we were at FL390. Just prior to my return, the captain (PF), indicated he had made a position report over nance intersection. He also indicated he had stated our altitude was FL370, when in fact it was FL390 -- our assigned altitude. Human factors.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: NEW YORK COMMERCIAL RADIO CHALLENGES ACR FLC POS RPT.

Narrative: WHEN I RETURNED TO COCKPIT AFTER USING FORWARD LAVATORY, THE SELCAL STARTED TO BUZZ JUST AS I WAS STRAPPING IN. COMMERCIAL RADIO WANTED US TO CONFIRM OUR ALT. I ACKNOWLEDGED THAT WE WERE AT FL390. JUST PRIOR TO MY RETURN, THE CAPT (PF), INDICATED HE HAD MADE A POS RPT OVER NANCE INTXN. HE ALSO INDICATED HE HAD STATED OUR ALT WAS FL370, WHEN IN FACT IT WAS FL390 -- OUR ASSIGNED ALT. HUMAN FACTORS.

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.