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A B727 flight is off its assigned altitude at leveloff when the crew had not set the altimeter to 29 pt 92 climbing out of FL180, 50 mi east of msp, mn.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 449130 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199909 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : msp.airport |
| State Reference | MN |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 19000 msl bound upper : 19300 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zmp.artcc tower : spi.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B727 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : descent cruise : enroute altitude change |
| Route In Use | enroute : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 8000 flight time type : 2000 |
| ASRS Report | 449130 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : undershoot inflight encounter : weather non adherence : published procedure non adherence : clearance |
| Independent Detector | atc equipment other atc equipment : mode c other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued advisory |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Weather Airspace Structure Environmental Factor Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
On departure out of msp, we were deviating for thunderstorms in area. Received altitude change from FL230 back to FL190. Had failed to set 29.92 in at FL180. Upon leveling at FL190, center advised us altitude 300 ft off. We reset altimeter and immediately corrected back to FL190.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B727 FLT IS OFF ITS ASSIGNED ALT AT LEVELOFF WHEN THE CREW HAD NOT SET THE ALTIMETER TO 29 PT 92 CLBING OUT OF FL180, 50 MI E OF MSP, MN.
Narrative: ON DEP OUT OF MSP, WE WERE DEVIATING FOR TSTMS IN AREA. RECEIVED ALT CHANGE FROM FL230 BACK TO FL190. HAD FAILED TO SET 29.92 IN AT FL180. UPON LEVELING AT FL190, CTR ADVISED US ALT 300 FT OFF. WE RESET ALTIMETER AND IMMEDIATELY CORRECTED BACK TO FL190.
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.