Mdt aircraft with descent clearance to 17000 ft. Reporter captain, giving IOE to new captain, was expecting descent to 12000 ft as depicted on profile chart and had discussed descent rate, etc. Both flight crew acknowledged clearance, but set 12000 ft in altitude window. Approaching 12000 ft controller intervened and instructed them to level at 13000 ft. Captain reporter says they were pre- programmed to descend to 12000 ft.

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Attributes
ACN	366605
Time
Date	199704
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : shb
State Reference	IN
Altitude	msl bound lower : 12000 msl bound upper : 17000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zid tower : mci
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	descent other
Route In Use	arrival other enroute airway : zid
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain instruction : instructor oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 270 flight time total : 7600 flight time type : 1000
ASRS Report	366605
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain instruction : trainee
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

ZID gave us a clearance to cross 20 mi west of shelbyville VOR at 17000 ft. I set 12000 ft in the altitude preselector and the PF confirmed that 12000 ft was set. As we are approaching 12000 ft the controller asked us what altitude we were descending to. He then instructed us to level off at 13000 ft and handed us off to another ZID controller. I was giving IOE to a new captain and we were discussing descent profiles. The specific arrival chart had 12000 ft as an altitude to be expected for the arrival. We discussed what rate of descent we needed and at what time we should start down (to 12000 ft). Then we received a clearance to 17000 ft. Since we had talked about descending to 12000 ft, I think that I set 12000 ft in the altitude preselector instead of 17000 ft because we were 'proprogrammed' for 12000 ft.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MDT ACFT WITH DSCNT CLRNC TO 17000 FT. RPTR CAPT, GIVING IOE TO NEW CAPT, WAS EXPECTING DSCNT TO 12000 FT AS DEPICTED ON PROFILE CHART AND HAD DISCUSSED DSCNT RATE, ETC. BOTH FLC ACKNOWLEDGED CLRNC, BUT SET 12000 FT IN ALT WINDOW. APCHING 12000 FT CTLR INTERVENED AND INSTRUCTED THEM TO LEVEL AT 13000 FT. CAPT RPTR SAYS THEY WERE PRE- PROGRAMMED TO DSND TO 12000 FT.

Narrative: ZID GAVE US A CLRNC TO CROSS 20 MI W OF SHELBYVILLE VOR AT 17000 FT. I SET 12000 FT IN THE ALT PRESELECTOR AND THE PF CONFIRMED THAT 12000 FT WAS SET. AS WE ARE APCHING 12000 FT THE CTLR ASKED US WHAT ALT WE WERE DSNDING TO. HE THEN INSTRUCTED US TO LEVEL OFF AT 13000 FT AND HANDED US OFF TO ANOTHER ZID CTLR. I WAS GIVING IOE TO A NEW CAPT AND WE WERE DISCUSSING DSCNT PROFILES. THE SPECIFIC ARR CHART HAD 12000 FT AS AN ALT TO BE EXPECTED FOR THE ARR. WE DISCUSSED WHAT RATE OF DSCNT WE NEEDED AND AT WHAT TIME WE SHOULD START DOWN (TO 12000 FT). THEN WE RECEIVED A CLRNC TO 17000 FT. SINCE WE HAD TALKED ABOUT DSNDING TO 12000 FT, I THINK THAT I SET 12000 FT IN THE ALT PRESELECTOR INSTEAD OF 17000 FT BECAUSE WE WERE 'PROPROGRAMMED' FOR 12000 FT.

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.