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Altitude undershot during climb when PIC of an MD88 fails to set his altimeter to 29 pt 92 on flight to atl, GA.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 508990 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200104 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : ztl.artcc |
| State Reference | GA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 25580 msl bound upper : 26000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-88 |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 10140 flight time type : 4074 |
| ASRS Report | 508990 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : undershoot inflight encounter : turbulence non adherence : company policies non adherence : published procedure non adherence : clearance |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Flew for several mins at FL260 with local altimeter setting (not 29.92). Was given pilot's discretion to FL240, but stayed at FL260. Missed climb check (altimeter 29.92) due to turbulence and call to flight attendant (no excuse). Local altimeter was 30.34, approximately 380 ft difference.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ALT UNDERSHOT DURING CLB WHEN PIC OF AN MD88 FAILS TO SET HIS ALTIMETER TO 29 PT 92 ON FLT TO ATL, GA.
Narrative: FLEW FOR SEVERAL MINS AT FL260 WITH LCL ALTIMETER SETTING (NOT 29.92). WAS GIVEN PLT'S DISCRETION TO FL240, BUT STAYED AT FL260. MISSED CLB CHK (ALTIMETER 29.92) DUE TO TURB AND CALL TO FLT ATTENDANT (NO EXCUSE). LCL ALTIMETER WAS 30.34, APPROX 380 FT DIFFERENCE.
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.