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An FK100 flight crew overshot their altitude in climb when the first officer failed to reset his altimeter from 29 pt 42 to 29 pt 92. The first officer had been distraction by the flight attendant asking for a confirmation on the passenger count. ATC stepped in to correct the altitude deviation.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 404080 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199806 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : vwv |
| State Reference | OH |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 21000 msl bound upper : 21500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zob |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Fokker 100 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude cruise other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 191 flight time total : 19000 flight time type : 4757 |
| ASRS Report | 404080 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : clearance non adherence other other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : returned to assigned altitude other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation other |
Narrative:
Departed dtw climbing on a route vwv direct rod. Departure altimeter setting of 29.42. Climbing through FL180, I reset setting to 29.92 but did not xchk that first officer had reset his altimeter. ZOB questioned our altitude which indicated we were at FL215, 500 ft high. We corrected with no known conflict. During this time the first officer was distraction with a request to confirm our passenger load with the senior flight attendant. With first officer utilizing autoplt #2, an aural altitude alert did not sound, alerting us of a deviation greater than 300 ft.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN FK100 FLC OVERSHOT THEIR ALT IN CLB WHEN THE FO FAILED TO RESET HIS ALTIMETER FROM 29 PT 42 TO 29 PT 92. THE FO HAD BEEN DISTR BY THE FLT ATTENDANT ASKING FOR A CONFIRMATION ON THE PAX COUNT. ATC STEPPED IN TO CORRECT THE ALTDEV.
Narrative: DEPARTED DTW CLBING ON A RTE VWV DIRECT ROD. DEP ALTIMETER SETTING OF 29.42. CLBING THROUGH FL180, I RESET SETTING TO 29.92 BUT DID NOT XCHK THAT FO HAD RESET HIS ALTIMETER. ZOB QUESTIONED OUR ALT WHICH INDICATED WE WERE AT FL215, 500 FT HIGH. WE CORRECTED WITH NO KNOWN CONFLICT. DURING THIS TIME THE FO WAS DISTR WITH A REQUEST TO CONFIRM OUR PAX LOAD WITH THE SENIOR FLT ATTENDANT. WITH FO UTILIZING AUTOPLT #2, AN AURAL ALT ALERT DID NOT SOUND, ALERTING US OF A DEV GREATER THAN 300 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.