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The first officer was flying, the captain was completing the after takeoff checklist. After completion the captain noticed the altitude select was on 4000 ft and the aircraft was climbing through 5000 ft. The captain told the first officer to descend immediately back to 4000 ft. At that time ATC called to ask the altitude and then cleared the flight to 11000 ft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 331440 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199603 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : pit |
| State Reference | PA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 4000 msl bound upper : 5000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : pit |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Route In Use | enroute : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 13000 flight time type : 6000 |
| ASRS Report | 331440 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 3500 |
| ASRS Report | 331234 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : clearance non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance other |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
First officer, was flying, I was completing the after takeoff checklist. After completion, I looked up at the altitude select which had 4000 ft in it -- at the time we were climbing through 5000 ft. I told the first officer to descend immediately -- at that time ATC called to ask our altitude -- we were then cleared to 11000 ft. During the flight home, we discussed how the altitude select portion of the autoplt had not been engaged. I remember selecting the altitude select on the autoplt prior to ramp departure, however, I did not confirm that it was illuminated on the autoplt condition panel. (It will be checked from now on.)
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: THE FO WAS FLYING, THE CAPT WAS COMPLETING THE AFTER TKOF CHKLIST. AFTER COMPLETION THE CAPT NOTICED THE ALT SELECT WAS ON 4000 FT AND THE ACFT WAS CLBING THROUGH 5000 FT. THE CAPT TOLD THE FO TO DSND IMMEDIATELY BACK TO 4000 FT. AT THAT TIME ATC CALLED TO ASK THE ALT AND THEN CLRED THE FLT TO 11000 FT.
Narrative: FO, WAS FLYING, I WAS COMPLETING THE AFTER TKOF CHKLIST. AFTER COMPLETION, I LOOKED UP AT THE ALT SELECT WHICH HAD 4000 FT IN IT -- AT THE TIME WE WERE CLBING THROUGH 5000 FT. I TOLD THE FO TO DSND IMMEDIATELY -- AT THAT TIME ATC CALLED TO ASK OUR ALT -- WE WERE THEN CLRED TO 11000 FT. DURING THE FLT HOME, WE DISCUSSED HOW THE ALT SELECT PORTION OF THE AUTOPLT HAD NOT BEEN ENGAGED. I REMEMBER SELECTING THE ALT SELECT ON THE AUTOPLT PRIOR TO RAMP DEP, HOWEVER, I DID NOT CONFIRM THAT IT WAS ILLUMINATED ON THE AUTOPLT CONDITION PANEL. (IT WILL BE CHKED FROM NOW ON.)
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.