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First officer on S80 forgets to reset the altimeter to 29 pt 92 on climb out during a flight to sdf. Altitude overshot.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 389740 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199712 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : ord |
| State Reference | IL |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zau artcc : zob |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Super 80 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| ASRS Report | 389740 |
| 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 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:
Altitude deviation. During WX deviation from ord to sdf, a 300 ft altitude deviation occurred. It was corrected immediately with no further incident. The deviation was caused by task saturation during the divert and being slow to reset the altimeters to 29.92.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FO ON S80 FORGETS TO RESET THE ALTIMETER TO 29 PT 92 ON CLBOUT DURING A FLT TO SDF. ALT OVERSHOT.
Narrative: ALTDEV. DURING WX DEV FROM ORD TO SDF, A 300 FT ALTDEV OCCURRED. IT WAS CORRECTED IMMEDIATELY WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT. THE DEV WAS CAUSED BY TASK SATURATION DURING THE DIVERT AND BEING SLOW TO RESET THE ALTIMETERS TO 29.92.
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.