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An first officer reports that he mis-set his altimeter and he deplores his captain's approach to the checklist.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 267116 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199403 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : lga |
| State Reference | NY |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 17700 msl bound upper : 18000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zny tracon : clt |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | descent other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 6000 flight time type : 1500 |
| ASRS Report | 267116 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : overshoot other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Cleared in a step descent to 1800 MSL from 22000, I mistakenly set my altimeter to lga setting (30.22) not leaving 29.92 for the level off at 18K. Captain caught it (we were 300 ft off) and we corrected. I would like some way of determining whether or not my perceptions of this captain's lax and unprofessional (in my opinion) running of his cockpit warrant my bringing it to someone's attention to change it, or if I am indeed too inflexible. Since we had 2 problems on 1 trip he and I obviously need to work something out, but it is very uncomfortable for me to initiate it. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter flies the 767 and 757 for a major united states air carrier. The second problem that seems to have been lost in the system is the captain's lackadaisical approach to the checklist. After several attempts, the first officer was able to have the captain agree to have the first officer read the checklist any time he wants to. This was enough to smooth out the situation. The first officer does not think this warrants a referral to his union's professional standards committee.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN FO RPTS THAT HE MIS-SET HIS ALTIMETER AND HE DEPLORES HIS CAPT'S APCH TO THE CHKLIST.
Narrative: CLEARED IN A STEP DSCNT TO 1800 MSL FROM 22000, I MISTAKENLY SET MY ALTIMETER TO LGA SETTING (30.22) NOT LEAVING 29.92 FOR THE LEVEL OFF AT 18K. CAPT CAUGHT IT (WE WERE 300 FT OFF) AND WE CORRECTED. I WOULD LIKE SOME WAY OF DETERMINING WHETHER OR NOT MY PERCEPTIONS OF THIS CAPT'S LAX AND UNPROFESSIONAL (IN MY OPINION) RUNNING OF HIS COCKPIT WARRANT MY BRINGING IT TO SOMEONE'S ATTENTION TO CHANGE IT, OR IF I AM INDEED TOO INFLEXIBLE. SINCE WE HAD 2 PROBS ON 1 TRIP HE AND I OBVIOUSLY NEED TO WORK SOMETHING OUT, BUT IT IS VERY UNCOMFORTABLE FOR ME TO INITIATE IT. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR FLIES THE 767 AND 757 FOR A MAJOR UNITED STATES ACR. THE SECOND PROB THAT SEEMS TO HAVE BEEN LOST IN THE SYS IS THE CAPT'S LACKADAISICAL APCH TO THE CHKLIST. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS, THE FO WAS ABLE TO HAVE THE CAPT AGREE TO HAVE THE FO READ THE CHKLIST ANY TIME HE WANTS TO. THIS WAS ENOUGH TO SMOOTH OUT THE SIT. THE FO DOES NOT THINK THIS WARRANTS A REFERRAL TO HIS UNION'S PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS COMMITTEE.
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.