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A cpr jet flight is temporarily flown above its certified ceiling by the chief pilot first officer when near turbulence near thunderstorm activity 100 mi ese of cvg, ky.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 516646 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200107 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : cvg.airport |
| State Reference | OH |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Mixed |
| Weather Elements | Thunderstorm Turbulence |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zid.artcc |
| Operator | general aviation : corporate |
| Make Model Name | Medium Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Navigation In Use | other other other |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : tpa.tower |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : corporate |
| Function | flight crew : captain |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 80 flight time total : 6880 flight time type : 180 |
| ASRS Report | 516646 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : corporate |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : excursion from assigned altitude inflight encounter : weather inflight encounter : turbulence non adherence : far non adherence : clearance non adherence : company policies non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : returned to assigned altitude |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Weather Flight Crew Human Performance Environmental Factor |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
While cruising at our certified service ceiling altitude of FL410, the chief pilot, flying sic and myself, were vectoring around thunderstorm build-ups. I left my seat momentarily and when I had returned, I noticed that the chief pilot, without my knowledge, had climbed the aircraft above it's certified service altitude. I promptly descended the aircraft back down to FL410 when I became aware of his actions. He said he did it because we could get a 'better ride' higher up.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A CPR JET FLT IS TEMPORARILY FLOWN ABOVE ITS CERTIFIED CEILING BY THE CHIEF PLT FO WHEN NEAR TURB NEAR TSTM ACTIVITY 100 MI ESE OF CVG, KY.
Narrative: WHILE CRUISING AT OUR CERTIFIED SVC CEILING ALT OF FL410, THE CHIEF PLT, FLYING SIC AND MYSELF, WERE VECTORING AROUND TSTM BUILD-UPS. I LEFT MY SEAT MOMENTARILY AND WHEN I HAD RETURNED, I NOTICED THAT THE CHIEF PLT, WITHOUT MY KNOWLEDGE, HAD CLBED THE ACFT ABOVE IT'S CERTIFIED SVC ALT. I PROMPTLY DSNDED THE ACFT BACK DOWN TO FL410 WHEN I BECAME AWARE OF HIS ACTIONS. HE SAID HE DID IT BECAUSE WE COULD GET A 'BETTER RIDE' HIGHER UP.
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.