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An air carrier flight crew flying an unidented 108 passenger jet near stl fails to level off at assigned altitude.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 452580 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199910 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : stl.airport |
| State Reference | MO |
| Altitude | msl single value : 7800 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : t75.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : initial |
| Route In Use | departure : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 11200 flight time type : 360 |
| ASRS Report | 452580 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : multi engine pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 7500 flight time type : 1200 |
| ASRS Report | 452291 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : clearance non adherence : company policies non adherence : far |
| Resolutory Action | controller : provided flight assist controller : issued new clearance flight crew : became reoriented none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Climbing out of stl, controller turned us direct pia and thought climb to 15000 ft. At 7800 ft, controller asked altitude then reclred us to 15000 ft. Altitude alerter set to 6000 ft. Altitude alerter placarded inoperative.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN ACR FLC FLYING AN UNIDENTED 108 PAX JET NEAR STL FAILS TO LEVEL OFF AT ASSIGNED ALT.
Narrative: CLBING OUT OF STL, CTLR TURNED US DIRECT PIA AND THOUGHT CLB TO 15000 FT. AT 7800 FT, CTLR ASKED ALT THEN RECLRED US TO 15000 FT. ALT ALERTER SET TO 6000 FT. ALT ALERTER PLACARDED INOP.
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.