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An air carrier PIC overshoots his assigned altitude when he had failed to correctly set his altimeter prior to leaving departure airport at pit, PA.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 488550 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200010 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| State Reference | PA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 16000 msl bound upper : 16400 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zob.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 17000 flight time type : 6000 |
| ASRS Report | 488550 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : overshoot maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : clearance non adherence : company policies non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | atc equipment other atc equipment : radar aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : #2 altimeter other controllera other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued advisory controller : issued new clearance flight crew : returned to assigned altitude |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Aircraft came from hangar, captain's altimeter 1000 ft low. I missed the discrepancy until leveling at 16000 ft and returned to assigned altitude after approximately 400 ft overshoot. Center noticed the error, asked our assigned altitude. We said 16000 ft. Center climbed us to FL230.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN ACR PIC OVERSHOOTS HIS ASSIGNED ALT WHEN HE HAD FAILED TO CORRECTLY SET HIS ALTIMETER PRIOR TO LEAVING DEP ARPT AT PIT, PA.
Narrative: ACFT CAME FROM HANGAR, CAPT'S ALTIMETER 1000 FT LOW. I MISSED THE DISCREPANCY UNTIL LEVELING AT 16000 FT AND RETURNED TO ASSIGNED ALT AFTER APPROX 400 FT OVERSHOOT. CTR NOTICED THE ERROR, ASKED OUR ASSIGNED ALT. WE SAID 16000 FT. CTR CLBED US 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.