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Cockpit confusion reference the assigned altitude. Captain believes it was 3000 ft and first officer sets 4000 ft in altitude selector. Descent is stopped at 3500 ft and return to 4000 ft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 392540 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199801 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : vkz |
| State Reference | FL |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 3500 msl bound upper : 4000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : mia |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | SF 340A |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | descent other |
| Route In Use | enroute : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 7000 flight time type : 800 |
| ASRS Report | 392540 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : clearance |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
ATC cleared us for descent to what I heard was 3000 ft. But first officer put 4000 ft in altitude selector. At 3500 ft first officer said we should have stopped at 4000 ft, so I climbed back to 4000 ft. ATC was busy so we never could verify altitude.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: COCKPIT CONFUSION REF THE ASSIGNED ALT. CAPT BELIEVES IT WAS 3000 FT AND FO SETS 4000 FT IN ALT SELECTOR. DSCNT IS STOPPED AT 3500 FT AND RETURN TO 4000 FT.
Narrative: ATC CLRED US FOR DSCNT TO WHAT I HEARD WAS 3000 FT. BUT FO PUT 4000 FT IN ALT SELECTOR. AT 3500 FT FO SAID WE SHOULD HAVE STOPPED AT 4000 FT, SO I CLBED BACK TO 4000 FT. ATC WAS BUSY SO WE NEVER COULD VERIFY ALT.
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.