<< >> NASA ASRS Report 508550, April 2001

MD11 flight crew climbs above assigned altitude in feet when inserting meters into the fcp prior to an entry into foreign airspace out of zan control area.

Attributes
ACN	508550
Time
Date	200104
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zan.artcc
State Reference	AK
Altitude	msl bound lower : 31000 msl bound upper : 31500 msl single value : 31000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Widebody, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : multi engine
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 6000 flight time type : 1200
ASRS Report	508550
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure non adherence : company policies
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance controller : issued advisory flight crew : became reoriented flight crew : returned to assigned altitude
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Environmental Factor Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Inadvertent climb from FL310 to FL315 occurred on autoplt. Event occurred when controller asked us what flight level in meters we would be requesting entering russian airspace. Captain (flying) selected 'meters' in fcp and selected higher altitude to do conversion. Neither of us noticed the climb until we were about 800 ft high. He reselected FL310 and zan asked us if we wanted to climb at this time. We confirmed request to 10600 meters and initiated climb. Lesson learned: to keep scan going and attention to raw data when adjusting fcp. Second lesson: to keep an eye on instructor pilots who have reduced actual flying hours.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MD11 FLT CREW CLBS ABOVE ASSIGNED ALT IN FEET WHEN INSERTING METERS INTO THE FCP PRIOR TO AN ENTRY INTO FOREIGN AIRSPACE OUT OF ZAN CTL AREA.

Narrative: INADVERTENT CLB FROM FL310 TO FL315 OCCURRED ON AUTOPLT. EVENT OCCURRED WHEN CTLR ASKED US WHAT FLT LEVEL IN METERS WE WOULD BE REQUESTING ENTERING RUSSIAN AIRSPACE. CAPT (FLYING) SELECTED 'METERS' IN FCP AND SELECTED HIGHER ALT TO DO CONVERSION. NEITHER OF US NOTICED THE CLB UNTIL WE WERE ABOUT 800 FT HIGH. HE RESELECTED FL310 AND ZAN ASKED US IF WE WANTED TO CLB AT THIS TIME. WE CONFIRMED REQUEST TO 10600 METERS AND INITIATED CLB. LESSON LEARNED: TO KEEP SCAN GOING AND ATTN TO RAW DATA WHEN ADJUSTING FCP. SECOND LESSON: TO KEEP AN EYE ON INSTRUCTOR PLTS WHO HAVE REDUCED ACTUAL FLYING HRS.

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.