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A300 crew forgets to reset altimeter on descent through FL180 and discovers the error during a visual approach.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 729929 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200703 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : rfd.airport |
| State Reference | IL |
| Altitude | msl single value : 11000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : rfd.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | A300 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other Other |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Route In Use | approach : visual |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| ASRS Report | 729929 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| ASRS Report | 729930 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : far non adherence : company policies non adherence : clearance |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : returned to assigned altitude |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance ATC Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
We forgot to run an approach checklist due to an approach change while descending into rfd. As a result of our omission of the approach checklist we still had 29.92 set in our altimeters while level at 11000 feet. The local altimeter setting was 30.34. Nothing was said to us about our altitude. We caught our error while on the visual approach to runway 01. The rest of the flight was uneventful.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A300 CREW FORGETS TO RESET ALTIMETER ON DSCNT THROUGH FL180 AND DISCOVERS THE ERROR DURING A VISUAL APCH.
Narrative: WE FORGOT TO RUN AN APPROACH CHECKLIST DUE TO AN APPROACH CHANGE WHILE DESCENDING INTO RFD. AS A RESULT OF OUR OMISSION OF THE APPROACH CHECKLIST WE STILL HAD 29.92 SET IN OUR ALTIMETERS WHILE LEVEL AT 11000 FEET. THE LOCAL ALTIMETER SETTING WAS 30.34. NOTHING WAS SAID TO US ABOUT OUR ALTITUDE. WE CAUGHT OUR ERROR WHILE ON THE VISUAL APPROACH TO RUNWAY 01. THE REST OF THE FLIGHT WAS UNEVENTFUL.
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.