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An air carrier flight crew flying dornier 328 near ase failed to reset their altimeters during climb into the positive control area and leveled off 300 ft below their assigned.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 434120 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199904 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | navaid : dbl.vor |
| State Reference | CO |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 23700 msl bound upper : 24000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zdv.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Light Transport, High Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other vortac |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 3600 flight time type : 600 |
| ASRS Report | 434120 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : undershoot non adherence : far non adherence : clearance non adherence : company policies |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued advisory flight crew : returned to assigned airspace |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Climbing through FL180 altimeters not reset to 29.92, local altimeter was 30.76 and thus leveloff was approximately 300 ft low. Center advised us we were 300 ft low and then we realized we had not reset our altimeters. At that point we set 29.92 and corrected to FL240.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN ACR FLC FLYING DORNIER 328 NEAR ASE FAILED TO RESET THEIR ALTIMETERS DURING CLB INTO THE PCA AND LEVELED OFF 300 FT BELOW THEIR ASSIGNED.
Narrative: CLBING THROUGH FL180 ALTIMETERS NOT RESET TO 29.92, LCL ALTIMETER WAS 30.76 AND THUS LEVELOFF WAS APPROX 300 FT LOW. CTR ADVISED US WE WERE 300 FT LOW AND THEN WE REALIZED WE HAD NOT RESET OUR ALTIMETERS. AT THAT POINT WE SET 29.92 AND CORRECTED TO FL240.
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.