<< >> NASA ASRS Report 539187, February 2002

B767 flight crew failed to reset their altimeters at transition altitude in foreign airspace resulting in overshooting their assigned altitude.

Attributes
ACN	539187
Time
Date	200202
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : eddf.airport
State Reference	FO
Altitude	msl bound lower : 7000 msl bound upper : 7400
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : eddf.tracon tracon : lszh.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B767 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : vacating altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	539187
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument
ASRS Report	539188
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : clearance non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure non adherence other
Independent Detector	atc equipment other atc equipment : radar other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued alert flight crew : returned to assigned altitude other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Airspace Structure Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

First officer was flying departing fra to dfw. We were assigned 7000 ft. Transition level was 5000 ft. We did not reset altimeters at 5000 ft. On reaching 7000 ft, I reached down to reset altimeter, but we were leveling off. ATC asked our altitude and said he showed 7400 ft. We returned to 7000 ft. The rest of the flight was uneventful.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B767 FLC FAILED TO RESET THEIR ALTIMETERS AT TRANSITION ALT IN FOREIGN AIRSPACE RESULTING IN OVERSHOOTING THEIR ASSIGNED ALT.

Narrative: FO WAS FLYING DEPARTING FRA TO DFW. WE WERE ASSIGNED 7000 FT. TRANSITION LEVEL WAS 5000 FT. WE DID NOT RESET ALTIMETERS AT 5000 FT. ON REACHING 7000 FT, I REACHED DOWN TO RESET ALTIMETER, BUT WE WERE LEVELING OFF. ATC ASKED OUR ALT AND SAID HE SHOWED 7400 FT. WE RETURNED TO 7000 FT. THE REST OF THE FLT WAS UNEVENTFUL.

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.