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Widebody transport crew did not set qne at the transition level. This resulted in an altitude overshoot.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 569584 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200212 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : zny.artcc |
| State Reference | NY |
| Altitude | msl single value : 19000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zny.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Widebody Transport |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 200 |
| ASRS Report | 569584 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 4500 flight time type : 230 |
| ASRS Report | 568693 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : company policies non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | atc equipment other atc equipment : radar other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued alert flight crew : returned to assigned altitude none taken : detected after the fact other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Did not reset altimeter to 29.92 when passing FL180, leveled at FL193. Advised by ATC to check altitude. Corrected. Caused by task saturation due to level 1 alert in cockpit.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: WDB CREW DID NOT SET QNE AT THE TRANSITION LEVEL. THIS RESULTED IN AN ALT OVERSHOOT.
Narrative: DID NOT RESET ALTIMETER TO 29.92 WHEN PASSING FL180, LEVELED AT FL193. ADVISED BY ATC TO CHK ALT. CORRECTED. CAUSED BY TASK SATURATION DUE TO LEVEL 1 ALERT IN COCKPIT.
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.