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The crew of a B757 accepts a clearance meant for another flight and levels their assigned altitude before ATC corrects them. ZME, tn.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 463470 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200002 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : zme.artcc |
| State Reference | TN |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 29000 msl bound upper : 33000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zme.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | cruise : enroute altitude change |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 220 flight time total : 10800 flight time type : 350 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : excursion from assigned altitude non adherence : clearance |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued advisory |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Environmental Factor ATC Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
ZME cleared air carrier xy from FL290 to FL330. Both captain and first officer heard the clearance. Captain acknowledged, 'out of FL290 for FL330, air carrier xy.' first officer began climb and put FL330 in altitude window. At FL307 center asked 'air carrier xy, where you going?' captain replied 'FL330.' ATC said we were only cleared to FL290. Captain replied 'you cleared us from FL290 to FL330 and I read that back to you.' ATC stated that he had replied to our readback by saying that the clearance was for another aircraft. Neither pilot heard that call.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: THE CREW OF A B757 ACCEPTS A CLRNC MEANT FOR ANOTHER FLT AND LEVELS THEIR ASSIGNED ALT BEFORE ATC CORRECTS THEM. ZME, TN.
Narrative: ZME CLRED ACR XY FROM FL290 TO FL330. BOTH CAPT AND FO HEARD THE CLRNC. CAPT ACKNOWLEDGED, 'OUT OF FL290 FOR FL330, ACR XY.' FO BEGAN CLB AND PUT FL330 IN ALT WINDOW. AT FL307 CTR ASKED 'ACR XY, WHERE YOU GOING?' CAPT REPLIED 'FL330.' ATC SAID WE WERE ONLY CLRED TO FL290. CAPT REPLIED 'YOU CLRED US FROM FL290 TO FL330 AND I READ THAT BACK TO YOU.' ATC STATED THAT HE HAD REPLIED TO OUR READBACK BY SAYING THAT THE CLRNC WAS FOR ANOTHER ACFT. NEITHER PLT HEARD THAT CALL.
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.