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The flight crew did not reset their altimeters climbing through the transition altitude FL180. They therefore leveled at FL335 instead of FL330.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 333750 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199604 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : msp |
| State Reference | MI |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 33000 msl bound upper : 33500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Dusk |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zmp tracon : atl |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | DC-9 30 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude cruise other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 2000 |
| ASRS Report | 333750 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : clearance non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Climb out from msp en route to dayton, oh. Thunderstorms in area, radar vectors through area, rerte and new fuel plan/flight plan activity in progress along with thunderstorm avoidance. Forgot to set 2992 at 18000 ft and leveled off at 33500 ft according to ATC. Immediately descended and reset altimeter. No conflict!
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: THE FLC DID NOT RESET THEIR ALTIMETERS CLBING THROUGH THE TRANSITION ALT FL180. THEY THEREFORE LEVELED AT FL335 INSTEAD OF FL330.
Narrative: CLBOUT FROM MSP ENRTE TO DAYTON, OH. TSTMS IN AREA, RADAR VECTORS THROUGH AREA, RERTE AND NEW FUEL PLAN/FLT PLAN ACTIVITY IN PROGRESS ALONG WITH TSTM AVOIDANCE. FORGOT TO SET 2992 AT 18000 FT AND LEVELED OFF AT 33500 FT ACCORDING TO ATC. IMMEDIATELY DSNDED AND RESET ALTIMETER. 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.