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Flight crew of an ATR42 overshot climb altitude during a SID departure due to setting the wrong altitude in the aircraft FMS and the altitude alerter.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 361450 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199702 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : mem |
| State Reference | TN |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 3000 msl bound upper : 5000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Marginal |
| Light | Dusk |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : mem |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | ATR 42 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Route In Use | departure other departure sid : sid |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | other other : other pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 6000 flight time type : 700 |
| ASRS Report | 361450 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : published procedure non adherence : clearance |
| 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:
Delays were abundant during the afternoon. Arriving in memphis, the captain asked me to check with clearance delivery to see if we had a delay on return to stl. At the same time I picked up our clearance, mem 5 departure, maintain 3000 ft. I set our altitude reminder/flight director to 3000 ft at this time. During engine start (approximately 25 mins later) the display is usually lost. I glanced down at the clearance card and saw 5 (mem 5) and set 5000 ft in the display. After departing, we climbed to 5000 ft and were questioned by the controller. In addition, prior to takeoff we were advised at an inappropriate time about traffic arriving on a crossing runway. When I was questioned, I knew I had mistakenly put the wrong altitude in the display.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLC OF AN ATR42 OVERSHOT CLB ALT DURING A SID DEP DUE TO SETTING THE WRONG ALT IN THE ACFT FMS AND THE ALT ALERTER.
Narrative: DELAYS WERE ABUNDANT DURING THE AFTERNOON. ARRIVING IN MEMPHIS, THE CAPT ASKED ME TO CHK WITH CLRNC DELIVERY TO SEE IF WE HAD A DELAY ON RETURN TO STL. AT THE SAME TIME I PICKED UP OUR CLRNC, MEM 5 DEP, MAINTAIN 3000 FT. I SET OUR ALT REMINDER/FLT DIRECTOR TO 3000 FT AT THIS TIME. DURING ENG START (APPROX 25 MINS LATER) THE DISPLAY IS USUALLY LOST. I GLANCED DOWN AT THE CLRNC CARD AND SAW 5 (MEM 5) AND SET 5000 FT IN THE DISPLAY. AFTER DEPARTING, WE CLBED TO 5000 FT AND WERE QUESTIONED BY THE CTLR. IN ADDITION, PRIOR TO TKOF WE WERE ADVISED AT AN INAPPROPRIATE TIME ABOUT TFC ARRIVING ON A XING RWY. WHEN I WAS QUESTIONED, I KNEW I HAD MISTAKENLY PUT THE WRONG ALT IN THE DISPLAY.
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.