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Flight crew of an medium large transport forgot to reset their altimeters passing through FL180 resulting in leveloff on an altitude 300 ft higher than assigned. ATC intervened and alerted them of their actual altitude readout.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 387459 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199712 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : hnk |
| State Reference | NY |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 28000 msl bound upper : 28300 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zbw tower : ewr |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude cruise other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | other other : other pilot : atp pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 8000 flight time type : 3000 |
| ASRS Report | 387459 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | other other : other pilot : instrument pilot : cfi pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 16000 flight time type : 4800 |
| ASRS Report | 387460 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : far non adherence : clearance 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:
Failed to change altimeter to standard (29.92) leaving FL180 resulting in a leveloff altitude of FL283 (300 ft high). Was advised by ATC, corrected and descended to FL280.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLC OF AN MLG FORGOT TO RESET THEIR ALTIMETERS PASSING THROUGH FL180 RESULTING IN LEVELOFF ON AN ALT 300 FT HIGHER THAN ASSIGNED. ATC INTERVENED AND ALERTED THEM OF THEIR ACTUAL ALT READOUT.
Narrative: FAILED TO CHANGE ALTIMETER TO STANDARD (29.92) LEAVING FL180 RESULTING IN A LEVELOFF ALT OF FL283 (300 FT HIGH). WAS ADVISED BY ATC, CORRECTED AND DSNDED TO FL280.
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.