A lj-45 pilot on a ferry flight prior to the aircraft being entered into the company's rvsm LOA mist...

Narrative:

The aircraft I was ferrying was certified for flight in rvsm airspace; but had not been added to our rvsm LOA [letter of authorization]. I had flown this aircraft; and another one; earlier in the day on short return to service flights. On both previous flights; the flight plans were filed with /right as the equipment code; and transition through rvsm airspace was requested and granted. On this flight; the flight plan was filed for me by our chief pilot. Mistakenly; the equipment code was not changed from the default of /Q to /right; but a note was placed in the 'remarks' section that the aircraft was 'negative rvsm.' during climb-out; I inadvertently neglected to notify ATC of our rvsm status; and did not realize it until we were queried by ATC during our initial descent. According to the individual with whom I spoke at the center; no loss of separation occurred during the flight. However; the incorrectly-filed equipment code; along with my forgetting to request transition through rvsm airspace; led to confusion. This mistake was; in no way; intentional and I have always been in the past; and will be even more so in the future; extremely vigilant about recommended procedures and phraseology when flying in rvsm airspace.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A LJ-45 pilot on a ferry flight prior to the aircraft being entered into the company's RVSM LOA mistakenly climbed into RVSM airspace before being reminded by ATC as he began his descent.

Narrative: The aircraft I was ferrying was certified for flight in RVSM airspace; but had not been added to our RVSM LOA [Letter of Authorization]. I had flown this aircraft; and another one; earlier in the day on short return to service flights. On both previous flights; the flight plans were filed with /R as the equipment code; and transition through RVSM airspace was requested and granted. On this flight; the flight plan was filed for me by our chief pilot. Mistakenly; the equipment code was not changed from the default of /Q to /R; but a note was placed in the 'Remarks' section that the aircraft was 'Negative RVSM.' During climb-out; I inadvertently neglected to notify ATC of our RVSM status; and did not realize it until we were queried by ATC during our initial descent. According to the individual with whom I spoke at the center; no loss of separation occurred during the flight. However; the incorrectly-filed equipment code; along with my forgetting to request transition through RVSM airspace; led to confusion. This mistake was; in no way; intentional and I have always been in the past; and will be even more so in the future; extremely vigilant about recommended procedures and phraseology when flying in RVSM airspace.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.

Attributes
ACN	984257
Time
Date	201112
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	ZKC.ARTCC
State Reference	KS
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Learjet 45
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Climb
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	Pilot Flying Captain
Qualification	Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Flight Instructor
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 40 Flight Crew Total 4000 Flight Crew Type 1000
Events
Anomaly	ATC Issue All Types Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Deviation - Procedural FAR

A lj-45 pilot on a ferry flight prior to the aircraft being entered into the company's rvsm LOA mistakenly climbed into rvsm airspace before being reminded by ATC as he began his descent.