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An MD88 flight crew, while 40 mi east of shv, accepts a supposed clearance to 3000 ft when the controller had assigned them 13000 ft. ZFW, tx.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 473138 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200005 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : shv.airport |
| State Reference | LA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 10000 msl bound upper : 13000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Mixed |
| Weather Elements | Thunderstorm |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zfw.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-88 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | descent : intermediate altitude |
| Route In Use | arrival : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 18000 flight time type : 10000 |
| ASRS Report | 473138 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 25 flight time total : 7000 flight time type : 2500 |
| ASRS Report | 473135 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : overshoot inflight encounter : weather non adherence : clearance other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued alert flight crew : returned to assigned altitude |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Environmental Factor Flight Crew Human Performance Weather ATC Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
While we were avoiding a thunderstorm, ZFW gave us a descent from 16000 ft to 13000 ft. We heard 3000 ft. Therefore, we set 3000 ft in the altitude window and read back 3000 ft. Center did not correct our readback, so we descended below 13000 ft. No conflict was reported.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN MD88 FLC, WHILE 40 MI E OF SHV, ACCEPTS A SUPPOSED CLRNC TO 3000 FT WHEN THE CTLR HAD ASSIGNED THEM 13000 FT. ZFW, TX.
Narrative: WHILE WE WERE AVOIDING A TSTM, ZFW GAVE US A DSCNT FROM 16000 FT TO 13000 FT. WE HEARD 3000 FT. THEREFORE, WE SET 3000 FT IN THE ALT WINDOW AND READ BACK 3000 FT. CTR DID NOT CORRECT OUR READBACK, SO WE DSNDED BELOW 13000 FT. NO CONFLICT WAS RPTED.
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.