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Flight crew of a cpr jet forgot to reset their altimeters when leveling at FL180 due to a short flight in which they were not expecting to go above 17000 ft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 420540 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199811 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : mxe |
| State Reference | PA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 18000 msl bound upper : 18000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zny |
| Operator | general aviation : corporate |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude cruise other |
| Route In Use | enroute airway : zny |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 20 flight time total : 8000 flight time type : 2200 |
| ASRS Report | 420540 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : excursion from assigned altitude non adherence : clearance other anomaly other |
| 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:
Cleared at 17000 ft (short flight thought that was our final), then cleared to FL180, as we did not go through FL180 forgot (both pilots) to reset to 29.92. No excuses, only there 5-10 mi, ATC did not seem to notice. We noticed when we went to reset on descent.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLC OF A CPR JET FORGOT TO RESET THEIR ALTIMETERS WHEN LEVELING AT FL180 DUE TO A SHORT FLT IN WHICH THEY WERE NOT EXPECTING TO GO ABOVE 17000 FT.
Narrative: CLRED AT 17000 FT (SHORT FLT THOUGHT THAT WAS OUR FINAL), THEN CLRED TO FL180, AS WE DID NOT GO THROUGH FL180 FORGOT (BOTH PLTS) TO RESET TO 29.92. NO EXCUSES, ONLY THERE 5-10 MI, ATC DID NOT SEEM TO NOTICE. WE NOTICED WHEN WE WENT TO RESET ON DSCNT.
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.