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| Attributes | |
| ACN | 713971 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200610 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001 To 0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | navaid : txk.vortac |
| State Reference | AR |
| Altitude | msl single value : 37000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zfw.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B757-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other vortac |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| ASRS Report | 713971 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| ASRS Report | 713972 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : excursion from assigned altitude non adherence : far non adherence : clearance |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued advisory flight crew : returned to assigned altitude |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
Shortly after level at FL370 ATC asked our altitude. We replied FL370. We then realized we had not changed our altimeters to 29.92 at transition; they were still at 29.64. We reset altimeters.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B757 FLT CREW HAS ALTDEV.
Narrative: SHORTLY AFTER LEVEL AT FL370 ATC ASKED OUR ALT. WE REPLIED FL370. WE THEN REALIZED WE HAD NOT CHANGED OUR ALTIMETERS TO 29.92 AT TRANSITION; THEY WERE STILL AT 29.64. WE RESET ALTIMETERS.
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.