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B737-300 maintaining 12000 ft northeast of manta intersection, controller advised only cleared to 16000 ft. Altitude alert had been set to 12000 ft. ZNY advised no problem, maintain 12000 ft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 344170 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199608 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : sie |
| State Reference | NJ |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 12000 msl bound upper : 16000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zny |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-300 |
| 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 : atp pilot : cfi pilot : flight engineer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 190 flight time total : 11700 flight time type : 600 |
| ASRS Report | 344170 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 190 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 2500 |
| ASRS Report | 344171 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : excursion from assigned altitude altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : clearance non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Level at 12000 ft. ATC asked for altitude and we advised level at 12000 ft. ATC stated our clearance was only 16000 ft. Altitude alert was set to 12000 ft, we thought and advised ATC that we were cleared to 12000 ft. ATC advised no problem and for us to maintain 12000 ft. The captain and myself are both very conscientious with altitude awareness procedures, so this was an obvious surprise to both of us. The captain was getting ATIS about the time of the clearance and he doesn't remember getting the clearance, and I don't remember anything out of the ordinary. Controller stated that he might have missed the readback.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B737-300 MAINTAINING 12000 FT NE OF MANTA INTXN, CTLR ADVISED ONLY CLRED TO 16000 FT. ALT ALERT HAD BEEN SET TO 12000 FT. ZNY ADVISED NO PROB, MAINTAIN 12000 FT.
Narrative: LEVEL AT 12000 FT. ATC ASKED FOR ALT AND WE ADVISED LEVEL AT 12000 FT. ATC STATED OUR CLRNC WAS ONLY 16000 FT. ALT ALERT WAS SET TO 12000 FT, WE THOUGHT AND ADVISED ATC THAT WE WERE CLRED TO 12000 FT. ATC ADVISED NO PROB AND FOR US TO MAINTAIN 12000 FT. THE CAPT AND MYSELF ARE BOTH VERY CONSCIENTIOUS WITH ALT AWARENESS PROCS, SO THIS WAS AN OBVIOUS SURPRISE TO BOTH OF US. THE CAPT WAS GETTING ATIS ABOUT THE TIME OF THE CLRNC AND HE DOESN'T REMEMBER GETTING THE CLRNC, AND I DON'T REMEMBER ANYTHING OUT OF THE ORDINARY. CTLR STATED THAT HE MIGHT HAVE MISSED THE READBACK.
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.