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An air carrier 4 engined heavy transport freighter flight crew climb above their assigned altitude when they respond to another's clearance.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 424820 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199901 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : rbv |
| State Reference | NJ |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 11000 msl bound upper : 11500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Flight Phase | cruise other cruise other |
| Route In Use | enroute : direct |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 5000 flight time type : 50 |
| ASRS Report | 424820 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : flight engineer pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 72 flight time total : 6000 flight time type : 120 |
| ASRS Report | 424819 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : overshoot |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Aircraft climbing at 4000 FPM on kennedy 7 departure breezy point climb cleared direct rbv climbing to 11000 ft. Reclred left heading 210 degrees then reclred direct rbv during 2 min interval. Problem with radio volume levels -- first officer unfamiliar with particular variant of aircraft and monitoring 2 frequencys simultaneously (unintentionally) had adjusted PF's volume level inadvertently several times during taxi out. Aircraft with similar call sign cleared to 17000 ft PF was turning direct to rbv for second time and climbed to 11500 ft before error was discovered returned to 11000 ft whereupon altitude was queried with ATC who instructed us to climb to 17000 ft.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN ACR 4 ENGINED HVT FREIGHTER FLC CLB ABOVE THEIR ASSIGNED ALT WHEN THEY RESPOND TO ANOTHER'S CLRNC.
Narrative: ACFT CLBING AT 4000 FPM ON KENNEDY 7 DEP BREEZY POINT CLB CLRED DIRECT RBV CLBING TO 11000 FT. RECLRED L HDG 210 DEGS THEN RECLRED DIRECT RBV DURING 2 MIN INTERVAL. PROB WITH RADIO VOLUME LEVELS -- FO UNFAMILIAR WITH PARTICULAR VARIANT OF ACFT AND MONITORING 2 FREQS SIMULTANEOUSLY (UNINTENTIONALLY) HAD ADJUSTED PF'S VOLUME LEVEL INADVERTENTLY SEVERAL TIMES DURING TAXI OUT. ACFT WITH SIMILAR CALL SIGN CLRED TO 17000 FT PF WAS TURNING DIRECT TO RBV FOR SECOND TIME AND CLBED TO 11500 FT BEFORE ERROR WAS DISCOVERED RETURNED TO 11000 FT WHEREUPON ALT WAS QUERIED WITH ATC WHO INSTRUCTED US TO CLB TO 17000 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.