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Altitude deviation on descent. Flight crew answered clearance for another aircraft. When reconfirming with ATC, they climbed back to assigned altitude.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 324810 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199601 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : esl |
| State Reference | WV |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 14600 msl bound upper : 15000 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : oak |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Super 80 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | descent other |
| Route In Use | arrival other arrival star : star enroute airway : zdc |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 324810 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : excursion from assigned altitude altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : clearance |
| Independent Detector | other controllera 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:
At approximately XA00 local, flight was descending to cross druzz on the bucko 4 arrival at 15000 ft. Captain flying. Captain heard call to cross armel at 11000 ft, 250 KTS. Captain acknowledged call but copilot did not hear call so we verified our clearance and we were told that we had accepted someone else's clearance. Stopped descent and climbed back to 15000 ft. Believe we were 400 ft low at lowest point. No conflict.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ALTDEV ON DSCNT. FLC ANSWERED CLRNC FOR ANOTHER ACFT. WHEN RECONFIRMING WITH ATC, THEY CLBED BACK TO ASSIGNED ALT.
Narrative: AT APPROX XA00 LCL, FLT WAS DSNDING TO CROSS DRUZZ ON THE BUCKO 4 ARR AT 15000 FT. CAPT FLYING. CAPT HEARD CALL TO CROSS ARMEL AT 11000 FT, 250 KTS. CAPT ACKNOWLEDGED CALL BUT COPLT DID NOT HEAR CALL SO WE VERIFIED OUR CLRNC AND WE WERE TOLD THAT WE HAD ACCEPTED SOMEONE ELSE'S CLRNC. STOPPED DSCNT AND CLBED BACK TO 15000 FT. BELIEVE WE WERE 400 FT LOW AT LOWEST POINT. NO CONFLICT.
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.