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An air carrier MD80 got confused over its assigned altitude when ATC asked them to climb. There was an aircraft with a medical emergency declared behind the reporter. The reporter had to get out of the way.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 349710 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199610 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : fnt airport : dtw |
| State Reference | MI |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 11000 msl bound upper : 12000 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : dtw tower : hwd |
| 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 |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 349710 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Approaching bugge intersection we had been cleared to descend to and maintain 11000 ft by polar intersection. The first officer read back 11000 ft. At 11500 ft in the descent, approach told us to climb and maintain 12000 ft. The first officer read it back and we complied. We were given vectors over the field, then back out because of a medical emergency that was coming in behind us. The first officer asked approach if we had been cleared to 11000 ft. He said roger. I believe the medical emergency had everyone's main attention.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN ACR MD80 GOT CONFUSED OVER ITS ASSIGNED ALT WHEN ATC ASKED THEM TO CLIMB. THERE WAS AN ACFT WITH A MEDICAL EMER DECLARED BEHIND THE RPTR. THE RPTR HAD TO GET OUT OF THE WAY.
Narrative: APCHING BUGGE INTXN WE HAD BEEN CLRED TO DSND TO AND MAINTAIN 11000 FT BY POLAR INTXN. THE FO READ BACK 11000 FT. AT 11500 FT IN THE DSCNT, APCH TOLD US TO CLB AND MAINTAIN 12000 FT. THE FO READ IT BACK AND WE COMPLIED. WE WERE GIVEN VECTORS OVER THE FIELD, THEN BACK OUT BECAUSE OF A MEDICAL EMER THAT WAS COMING IN BEHIND US. THE FO ASKED APCH IF WE HAD BEEN CLRED TO 11000 FT. HE SAID ROGER. I BELIEVE THE MEDICAL EMER HAD EVERYONE'S MAIN ATTN.
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.