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A B767-300 descended into and leveled off at the wrong altitude. ATC advised crew of wrong altitude. No corrective action required.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 703275 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200606 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001 To 0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzzz.airport |
| State Reference | FO |
| Altitude | msl single value : 16000 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zzzz.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B767-300 and 300 ER |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | descent : intermediate altitude |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 6500 flight time type : 1500 |
| ASRS Report | 703275 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | airspace violation : entry altitude deviation : excursion from assigned altitude non adherence : clearance |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued alert |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
I was on third break as PNF and as I walked into the cockpit; an altitude was given and read back. The altitude was set and aircraft descended. As we leveled off; ATC called and asked what altitude we were cleared to (I think 14000 ft versus 16000 ft) and captain responded. Upon being told we were at the wrong altitude; we asked if we needed to correct and they said not to worry about it as we made our apologies.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B767-300 DSNDED INTO AND LEVELED OFF AT THE WRONG ALT. ATC ADVISED CREW OF WRONG ALT. NO CORRECTIVE ACTION REQUIRED.
Narrative: I WAS ON THIRD BREAK AS PNF AND AS I WALKED INTO THE COCKPIT; AN ALT WAS GIVEN AND READ BACK. THE ALT WAS SET AND ACFT DSNDED. AS WE LEVELED OFF; ATC CALLED AND ASKED WHAT ALT WE WERE CLRED TO (I THINK 14000 FT VERSUS 16000 FT) AND CAPT RESPONDED. UPON BEING TOLD WE WERE AT THE WRONG ALT; WE ASKED IF WE NEEDED TO CORRECT AND THEY SAID NOT TO WORRY ABOUT IT AS WE MADE OUR APOLOGIES.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.