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Air carrier DC10 flight crew, tracking eastbound on pacific composite track R577, apparently took climb clearance for another aircraft when transitioning from oceanic to domestic control airspace.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 409743 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199807 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : lax |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 31000 msl bound upper : 31000 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zla |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | DC-10 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude cruise other |
| Route In Use | enroute : pacific |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 409743 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| ASRS Report | 409860 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : excursion from assigned altitude non adherence : clearance other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Approaching edsel at XA49, ZLA on 132.15 assigned FL310 and this was acknowledged by the captain. ZLA later asked us where we got the assigned altitude. Supplemental information from acn 409860: center later asked when were we cleared to FL310. We told him when we switched to VHF at edsel.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ACR DC10 FLC, TRACKING EBOUND ON PACIFIC COMPOSITE TRACK R577, APPARENTLY TOOK CLB CLRNC FOR ANOTHER ACFT WHEN TRANSITIONING FROM OCEANIC TO DOMESTIC CTL AIRSPACE.
Narrative: APCHING EDSEL AT XA49, ZLA ON 132.15 ASSIGNED FL310 AND THIS WAS ACKNOWLEDGED BY THE CAPT. ZLA LATER ASKED US WHERE WE GOT THE ASSIGNED ALT. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 409860: CTR LATER ASKED WHEN WERE WE CLRED TO FL310. WE TOLD HIM WHEN WE SWITCHED TO VHF AT EDSEL.
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.