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B737 crew of ewr climbed to 6000 ft by N90 controller and switched to wrong frequency for climb to higher altitude.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 441355 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199906 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | navaid : rbv.vortac |
| State Reference | NJ |
| Altitude | msl single value : 6000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Dusk |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : n90.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-800 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 220 flight time total : 8500 flight time type : 6007 |
| ASRS Report | 441355 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 6200 |
| ASRS Report | 441338 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other controllera other controllerb other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | ATC Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
Narrative:
After departure from ewr bound to sjs, pr, ewr departure cleared us to climb to 6000 ft and to call new york on 127.45 or maybe 124.45 (unsure of exact frequency). By the time we reached coast-out, and still at 6000 ft, I called ATC for higher altitude. He responded that we were on wrong frequency, to return to 119.2. (Note: we had already checked in with this ATC.) ATC 119.2 rolled us to the correct frequency. We climbed on course to FL230.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B737 CREW OF EWR CLBED TO 6000 FT BY N90 CTLR AND SWITCHED TO WRONG FREQ FOR CLB TO HIGHER ALT.
Narrative: AFTER DEP FROM EWR BOUND TO SJS, PR, EWR DEP CLRED US TO CLB TO 6000 FT AND TO CALL NEW YORK ON 127.45 OR MAYBE 124.45 (UNSURE OF EXACT FREQ). BY THE TIME WE REACHED COAST-OUT, AND STILL AT 6000 FT, I CALLED ATC FOR HIGHER ALT. HE RESPONDED THAT WE WERE ON WRONG FREQ, TO RETURN TO 119.2. (NOTE: WE HAD ALREADY CHKED IN WITH THIS ATC.) ATC 119.2 ROLLED US TO THE CORRECT FREQ. WE CLBED ON COURSE TO FL230.
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.