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Flight crew of a B727 forgot to reset the altimeters on descent and overshot assigned intermediate altitude.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 427464 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199901 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : pvd airport : bos |
| State Reference | RI |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 10500 msl bound upper : 11000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Flight Phase | cruise other descent other |
| Route In Use | arrival other arrival star : star enroute airway : bos |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 14000 flight time type : 3500 |
| ASRS Report | 427464 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : second officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : overshoot other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
I was distraction and didn't call for the descent checklist. As a result, the local altimeter was not set when we first leveled off at pvd. The first officer didn't notice it either and the so was busy getting the ATIS for bos. We reset the altimeter when we discovered our mistake and there was no conflict. Perhaps ACARS, as in the newer aircraft, would have helped free up the so's time.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLC OF A B727 FORGOT TO RESET THE ALTIMETERS ON DSCNT AND OVERSHOT ASSIGNED INTERMEDIATE ALT.
Narrative: I WAS DISTR AND DIDN'T CALL FOR THE DSCNT CHKLIST. AS A RESULT, THE LCL ALTIMETER WAS NOT SET WHEN WE FIRST LEVELED OFF AT PVD. THE FO DIDN'T NOTICE IT EITHER AND THE SO WAS BUSY GETTING THE ATIS FOR BOS. WE RESET THE ALTIMETER WHEN WE DISCOVERED OUR MISTAKE AND THERE WAS NO CONFLICT. PERHAPS ACARS, AS IN THE NEWER ACFT, WOULD HAVE HELPED FREE UP THE SO'S TIME.
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.